Evolutionary experimentation through hybridization under laboratory condition in Drosophila: Evidence for Recombinational Speciation
Evolutionary experimentation through hybridization under laboratory condition in Drosophila: Evidence for Recombinational Speciation
Drosophila nasuta nasuta (2n = 8) and Drosophila nasuta albomicans (2n = 6) are a pair of sibling allopatric chromosomal cross-fertile races of the nasuta subgroup of immigrans species group of Drosophila. Interracial hybridization between these two races has given rise to new karyotypic strains called Cytorace 1 and Cytorace 2 (first phase). Further hybridization between Thailand strain of D. n. albomicans and D. n. nasuta of Coorg strain has resulted in the evolution of two more Cytoraces, namely Cytorace 3 and Cytorace 4 (second phase). The third phase Cytoraces (Cytorace 5 to Cytorace 16) have evolved through interracial hybridization among first, second phase Cytoraces along with parental races. Each of these Cytoraces is composed of recombined genomes of the parental races. Here, we have made an attempt to systematically assess the impact of hybridization on karyotypes, morphometric and life history traits in all 16 Cytoraces.The results reveal that in most cases, the newly evolved Cytoraces, with different chromosome constitutions, exhibit decreased body size, better fitness and live longer than their parents. Particularly, Cytorace 5, 6 and 8 have evolved with very much higher range values of quantitative traits than the parents and other Cytoraces, which suggests the role of transgressive segregation in the evolution of these Cytoraces.Thus, the rapid divergence recorded in the chromosomes, karyotypes, body size and fitness traits of Cytoraces exhibit the early event of recombinational raciation / speciation in the evolution of the Cytoraces under laboratory conditions.
Male, Recombination, Genetic, 570, Evolution, Longevity, 590, Chromosomes, Evolution, Molecular, Karyotyping, QH359-425, Animals, Hybridization, Genetic, Drosophila, Female, Zoology, Research Article
Male, Recombination, Genetic, 570, Evolution, Longevity, 590, Chromosomes, Evolution, Molecular, Karyotyping, QH359-425, Animals, Hybridization, Genetic, Drosophila, Female, Zoology, Research Article
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