期刊
JOURNAL OF GENETICS
卷 82, 期 3, 页码 115-131出版社
INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1007/BF02715813
关键词
DNA polymorphism; Drosophila melanogaster; Est-6; psi Est-6; Drosophila colonization; positive selection; epistatic selection; intergene; potogene
资金
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM42397] Funding Source: Medline
We have investigated nucleotide polymorphism at the beta-esterase gene cluster including the Est-6 gene and psiEst-6 putative pseudogene in four samples of Drosophila melanogaster derived from natural populations of southern Africa (Zimbabwe), Europe (Spain), North America (USA: California), and South America (Venezuela). A complex haplotype structure is revealed in both Est-6 and psiEst-6. Total nucleotide diversity is twice in psiEst-6 as in Est-6; diversity is higher in the African sample than in the non-African ones. Strong linkage disequilibrium occurs within the beta-esterase gene cluster in non-African samples, but not in the African one. Intragenic gene conversion events are detected within Est-6 and, to a much greater extent, within psiEst-6; intergenic gene conversion events are rare. Tests of neutrality with recombination are significant for the beta-esterase gene cluster in the non-African samples but not significant in the African one. We suggest that the demographic history (bottleneck and admixture of genetically differentiated populations) is the major factor shaping the pattern of nucleotide polymorphism in the beta-esterase gene cluster. However there are some 'footprints' of directional and balancing selection shaping specific distribution of nucleotide polymorphism within the cluster. Intergenic epistatic selection between Est-6 and psiEst-6 may play an important role in the evolution of the beta-esterase gene cluster preserving. the putative pseudogene from degenerative destruction and reflecting possible functional interaction between the functional gene and the putative pseudogene. Est-6 and psiEst-6 may represent an indivisible intergenic complex ('intergene') in which each single component (Est-6 or psiEst-6) cannot separately carry out the full functional role.
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