Rapid Divergence of Key Spermatogenesis Genes in nasuta-Subgroup of Drosophila

Chowdanayaka, Rajanikanth and Ramachandra, N. B. (2021) Rapid Divergence of Key Spermatogenesis Genes in nasuta-Subgroup of Drosophila. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 90. pp. 2-16.

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Abstract

The crosses between closely related Drosophila species usually produce sterile hybrid males with spermatogenesis disrupted at post-meiotic phase, especially in sperm individualization stage than the pre-meiotic stage. This is possibly due to the rapid interspecies divergence of male sex and reproduction-related genes. Here we annotated 11 key spermatogenesis genes in 35 strains of species belonging to nasuta-subgroup of Drosophila, where many interspecies crosses produce sterile males. We characterized the divergence and polymorphism in the protein coding regions by employing gene-wide, codon-wide, and lineage-specific selection analysis to test the mode and strength of selection acting on these genes. Our analysis showed sig- nature of positive selection at bag of marbles (bam) and benign gonial cell neoplasma (bgcn) despite the selection constrains and the absence of endosymbiont infection which could potentially drive rapid divergence due to an arms race while roughex (rux) showed lineage-specific rapid divergence in frontal sheen complex of nasuta-subgroup. cookie monster (comr) showed rapid divergence consistent with the possibility of meiotic arrest observed in sterile hybrids of Drosophila species. Rapid divergence observed at don juan (dj) and Mst98Ca-like was consistent with fused sperm-tail abnormality observed in the hybrids of Drosophila nasuta and Drosophila albomicans. These findings highlight the potential role of rapid nucleotide divergence in bringing about hybrid incompatibility in the form of male sterility; however, additional genetic manipulation studies can widen our understanding of hybrid incompatibilities. Furthermore, our study emphasizes the importance of young species belonging to nasuta-subgroup of Drosophila in studying post-zygotic reproductive isolation mechanisms

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Rapid divergence · Spermatogenesis genes · Post-zygotic isolation · Hybrid male sterility · Positive selection · nasuta-subgroup of Drosophila
Subjects:	B Life Science > Genetics and Genomics
Divisions:	Department of > Genetics and Genomics
Depositing User:	C Swapna Library Assistant
Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2023 10:34
Last Modified:	01 Jul 2023 10:34
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/17564

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