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1 April 2003 SEASONAL CYCLES OF ALLOZYME-BY-CHROMOSOMAL-INVERSION GAMETIC DISEQUILIBRIUM IN DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA
Francisco Rodríguez-Trelles
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Abstract

Allozyme loci are frequently found non randomly associated to the chromosomal inversions in which they are included in Drosophila. Two opposite views compete to explain strong allozyme-by-inversion gametic disequilibria: they result from natural selection or, conversely, merely represent remnants of associations accidentally established at the origin of inversions. Empirical efforts aimed at deciding between adaptive and historical scenarios have focused on the spatial distribution of disequilibria. Yet, the evolutionary significance of these associations remains uncertain. I report here the results of a time-series analysis of the seasonal variation of alleles at six allozyme loci (Acph, Lap, Pept-1, Ao, Mpi, and Xdh) in connection with the O chromosomal polymorphisms of D. subobscura. The findings were: (1) in the segment I of the O chromosome, Lap and Pept-1 allozymes changed seasonally in a cyclical fashion within the ST gene arrangement, but they changed erratically within the 3 4 gene configuration; (2) the frequencies of Lap1.11 and Pept-10.40 within ST dropped to their lowest values in early and late summer, respectively, when the seasonal level of the ST arrangement is lowest. Furthermore, Lap1.11 and Pept-10.40 covary with ST only within these seasons, yet in a fashion inconsistent with these alleles having a major influence on the dynamics of the inversion; (3) seasonal cycling of alleles within inversions were not detected at Acph, Ao, Mpi, and Xdh, yet these loci are nearly monomorphic at the study population, and/or their sampled series were shorter than those for Lap and Pept-1; and (4) simply monitoring allozyme frequencies separately for each inversion proved to be superior, for evidencing the seasonal cycles of the disequilibria, to the use of the D′ coefficient of association. Observed seasonal cycles of allozymes within inversions likely reflect natural selection.

Francisco Rodríguez-Trelles "SEASONAL CYCLES OF ALLOZYME-BY-CHROMOSOMAL-INVERSION GAMETIC DISEQUILIBRIUM IN DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA," Evolution 57(4), 839-848, (1 April 2003). https://doi.org/10.1554/0014-3820(2003)057[0839:SCOAGD]2.0.CO;2
Received: 13 May 2002; Accepted: 30 December 2002; Published: 1 April 2003
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KEYWORDS
allozymes
Drosophila, inversion polymorphism
seasonal gametic disequilibrium
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