Gene regulation divergence is a major contributor to the evolution of Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibilities between species of Drosophila

Haerty, Wilfried ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0111-191X and Singh, Rama S. (2006) Gene regulation divergence is a major contributor to the evolution of Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibilities between species of Drosophila. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 23 (9). pp. 1707-1714. ISSN 0737-4038

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Abstract

The Dobzhansky-Muller model denotes incompatible gene interactions between diverging populations/species and is recognized as the basis of postzygotic reproductive isolation. Little is known about the molecular nature of such gene interactions. We have carried out comparative gene expression analyses in the testes of 3 closely related species of the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup and their hybrids (all of which are sterile). We show that in hybrids 1) a higher proportion of male-biased genes (i.e., genes with a higher level of expression in males) are underexpressed (or not expressed) compared with non-sex-biased genes, 2) the majority of the underexpressed genes appear to be under stabilizing selection by virtue of showing similar levels of expression in the parental species, and only a small proportion of genes show signs of directional selection, 3) very few of the misexpressed genes are shared between species pairs, suggesting that there may not be a "common" set of "speciation genes," and 4) expression of non-testes-specific genes is observed in the testes of interspecific hybrids, and the number of such genes is positively correlated with divergence time. These results suggest that gene regulation divergence of sex- and reproduction-related genes is a major contributor to the evolution of Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibilities between species of Drosophila.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	dobzhansky-muller incompatibilities,gene regulation,haldane's rule,hybrid male sterility,sex-biased genes,stabilizing selection,ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics,molecular biology,genetics ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1100/1105
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	15 Sep 2022 15:32
Last Modified:	18 Apr 2023 21:35
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/88346
DOI:	10.1093/molbev/msl033

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