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A microsatellite linkage map of Drosophila mojavensis.

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Staten, R; Schully, SD; Noor, MAF
Published in: BMC genetics
2004

Drosophila mojavensis has been a model system for genetic studies of ecological adaptation and speciation. However, despite its use for over half a century, no linkage map has been produced for this species or its close relatives. We have developed and mapped 90 microsatellites in D. mojavensis, and we present a detailed recombinational linkage map of 34 of these microsatellites. A slight excess of repetitive sequence was observed on the X-chromosome relative to the autosomes, and the linkage groups have a greater recombinational length than the homologous D. melanogaster chromosome arms. We also confirmed the conservation of Muller's elements in 23 sequences between D. melanogaster and D. mojavensis. The microsatellite primer sequences and localizations are presented here and made available to the public. This map will facilitate future quantitative trait locus mapping studies of phenotypes involved in adaptation or reproductive isolation using this species.

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BMC genetics

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1471-2156

Publication Date

2004

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5

Related Subject Headings

  • Genetics & Heredity
  • 0604 Genetics
 

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Staten, R., Schully, S. D., & Noor, M. A. F. (2004). A microsatellite linkage map of Drosophila mojavensis. BMC Genetics, 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-5-12
Staten, R., S. D. Schully, and M. A. F. Noor. “A microsatellite linkage map of Drosophila mojavensis.BMC Genetics 5 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-5-12.
Staten R, Schully SD, Noor MAF. A microsatellite linkage map of Drosophila mojavensis. BMC genetics. 2004;5.
Staten, R., et al. “A microsatellite linkage map of Drosophila mojavensis.BMC Genetics, vol. 5, 2004. Scival, doi:10.1186/1471-2156-5-12.
Staten R, Schully SD, Noor MAF. A microsatellite linkage map of Drosophila mojavensis. BMC genetics. 2004;5.
Journal cover image

Published In

BMC genetics

DOI

ISSN

1471-2156

Publication Date

2004

Volume

5

Related Subject Headings

  • Genetics & Heredity
  • 0604 Genetics