Fluctuating Asymmetry in Hybrids of Sibling Species, Drosophila ananassae and Drosophila pallidosa, Is Trait and Sex Specific

Due to inconsistent results of the empirical studies, the relationship between fluctuating asymmetry (FA, a measure of developmental stability) and interspecific hybridization has been the subject of intense debates. In the present study, we have assessed the impact of interspecific hybridization be...

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Published inThe Journal of heredity Vol. 100; no. 2; pp. 181 - 191
Main Authors Vishalakshi, Chavali, Singh, Bashisth N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The American Genetic Association 01.03.2009
Oxford University Press
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
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ISSN0022-1503
1465-7333
1471-8505
1465-7333
DOI10.1093/jhered/esn094

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Summary:Due to inconsistent results of the empirical studies, the relationship between fluctuating asymmetry (FA, a measure of developmental stability) and interspecific hybridization has been the subject of intense debates. In the present study, we have assessed the impact of interspecific hybridization between 2 sibling species of Drosophila: Drosophila ananassae and Drosophila pallidosa on the levels of FA over 3 generations. Trait size of different morphological traits, namely, sternopleural bristle number, wing length (WL), wing to thorax (W/T) ratio, sex comb tooth number (SCTN), and ovariole number differed significantly among parental species and their hybrids of different generations in both the sexes. However, the levels of FA of different morphological traits were similar in parental species and their hybrids of different generations in males (except SCTN) and in females (except for WL and W/T ratio). These results are interpreted in terms of developmental stability as a function of a balance between the level of heterozygosity and the disruption of coadapted gene complexes.
Bibliography:Corresponding Editor: James Thompson
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ISSN:0022-1503
1465-7333
1471-8505
1465-7333
DOI:10.1093/jhered/esn094