2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2008.00846.x
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Deletions in the desaturase2 gene in Israeli populations of Drosophila melanogaster: possible role in mate recognition

Abstract: Molecular analysis of the desaturase2 (desat2) gene responsible for female cuticular hydrocarbon synthesis, revealed that all tested Israeli populations of Drosophila melanogaster belong to the 'Low' type (low ratio of 5,9-/7,11-heptacosadiene) with a 16 bp deletion in the promoter region. Additional deletion leading to the appearance of the stop-codon TGA was found in exon 1 in populations inhabiting opposite slopes at Nahal Oren canyon. Mating experiments between carriers of various desat2 alleles estimated … Show more

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“…Desat F, finally, is expressed only in adult females and does not seem to play a role in general lipid metabolism (Chertemps et al., ). To date, the role of these fatty acid desaturases in communication between males and females has been reported extensively (Zamorzaeva et al., ; Bousquet and Ferveur, ). Here, we report on the effects of CAY10566 on larval metabolism and growth.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Desat F, finally, is expressed only in adult females and does not seem to play a role in general lipid metabolism (Chertemps et al., ). To date, the role of these fatty acid desaturases in communication between males and females has been reported extensively (Zamorzaeva et al., ; Bousquet and Ferveur, ). Here, we report on the effects of CAY10566 on larval metabolism and growth.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Interslope migration of flies is easy and was verified by capture-recapture tests in the field (17). Despite sympatric settings, significant genetic divergence was documented between D. melanogaster populations inhabiting the opposite slopes, including such traits as thermal and drought tolerances, longevity, viability, habitat choice (preferences in oviposition temperature), mate choice (tendency to positive assortative mating), and peculiarities in sexual behavior and courtship song signals, microsatellites, P-element insertions, sequence polymorphism of some candidate behavioral genes and induced expression of heat shock-related genes in response to high temperature treatment (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28).…”
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