Polytene chromosomal maps of 11 Drosophila species: the order of genomic scaffolds inferred from genetic and physical maps.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The sequencing of the 12 genomes of members of the genus Drosophila was taken as an opportunity to reevaluate the genetic and physical maps for 11 of the species, in part to aid in the mapping of assembled scaffolds. Here, we present an overview of the importance of cytogenetic maps to Drosophila biology and to the concepts of chromosomal evolution. Physical and genetic markers were used to anchor the genome assembly scaffolds to the polytene chromosomal maps for each species. In addition, a computational approach was used to anchor smaller scaffolds on the basis of the analysis of syntenic blocks. We present the chromosomal map data from each of the 11 sequenced non-Drosophila melanogaster species as a series of sections. Each section reviews the history of the polytene chromosome maps for each species, presents the new polytene chromosome maps, and anchors the genomic scaffolds to the cytological maps using genetic and physical markers. The mapping data agree with Muller's idea that the majority of Drosophila genes are syntenic. Despite the conservation of genes within homologous chromosome arms across species, the karyotypes of these species have changed through the fusion of chromosomal arms followed by subsequent rearrangement events.
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Cited Authors
- Schaeffer, SW; Bhutkar, A; McAllister, BF; Matsuda, M; Matzkin, LM; O'Grady, PM; Rohde, C; Valente, VLS; Aguadé, M; Anderson, WW; Edwards, K; Garcia, ACL; Goodman, J; Hartigan, J; Kataoka, E; Lapoint, RT; Lozovsky, ER; Machado, CA; Noor, MAF; Papaceit, M; Reed, LK; Richards, S; Rieger, TT; Russo, SM; Sato, H; Segarra, C; Smith, DR; Smith, TF; Strelets, V; Tobari, YN; Tomimura, Y; Wasserman, M; Watts, T; Wilson, R; Yoshida, K; Markow, TA; Gelbart, WM; Kaufman, TC
Published Date
- July 2008
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 179 / 3
Start / End Page
- 1601 - 1655
PubMed ID
- 18622037
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC2475758
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1943-2631
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0016-6731
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1534/genetics.107.086074
Language
- eng