Further Characterization of Genetic Elements Associated with the Segregation Distorter Phenomenon in DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER
AUTOR(ES)
Sharp, Cecil B.
RESUMO
Segregation Distorter, SD, associated with the second chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster, is known to cause sperm bearing the non-SD homologue to dysfunction in heterozygous males. In earlier studies, using different, independently derived, SD chromosomes, three major loci were identified as contributing to the distortion of segregation ratios in males. In this study the genetic components of the SD-5 chromosome have been the subjects of further investigation, and our findings offer the following information. Crossover analysis confirms the mapping of the Sd locus to a position distal to but closely linked with the genetic marker pr. Spontaneous and radiation-induced recombinational analyses and deficiency studies provide firm support to the notion that the Rsp (Responder) locus lies within the proximal heterochromatin of chromosome 2, between the genetic markers lt and rl and most likely in the heterochromatin of the right arm. The major focus of this study, however, has been on providing a better definition of the genetic properties of the Enhancer of SD [E(SD)]. Our findings place this locus within the region of the two most proximal essential genes in the heterochromatin of the left arm of chromosome 2. Moreover, our analysis reveals a probable association of the E(SD) locus with a meiotic drive independent of that caused by Sd.
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