ANALYSIS OF MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA IN 2 SPECIES OF THE BIPECTINATA SPECIES COMPLEX OF DROSOPHILA

作者:GUPTA JP; AOTSUKA T; INABA A; KITAGAWA O
来源:Japanese Journal of Genetics, 1993, 68(4): 257-264.
DOI:10.1266/jjg.68.257

摘要

Drosophila bipectinata and D. malerkotliana are members of the bipectinata species complex of the ananassae subgroup in the melanogaster species group of Drosophila. The mtDNA from 18 isofemale strains of these species was analyzed, using 13 restriction endonucleases. Altogether, eight mtDNA haplotypes were detected, of which the haplotype 1B was shared by the two species. Restriction cleavage map of mtDNA of these species was constructed. The net nucleotide substitutions per site calculated between these species was found to be 0.0002. This value appeared to be relatively much lower than expected at the interspecific level, even lower than that reported between two subspecies of Drosophila despite both being good species. This extreme closeness of their mtDNAs is discussed in the light of recent findings.

  • 出版日期1993-8

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