Journal article
Low levels of genetic differentiation with isolation by geography and environment in populations of Drosophila melanogaster from across China
L Yue, LJ Cao, JC Chen, YJ Gong, YH Lin, AA Hoffmann, SJ Wei
Heredity | Published : 2021
Abstract
The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is a model species in evolutionary studies. However, population processes of this species in East Asia are poorly studied. Here we examined the population genetic structure of D. melanogaster across China. There were 14 mitochondrial haplotypes with 10 unique ones out of 23 known from around the globe. Pairwise FST values estimated from 15 novel microsatellites ranged from 0 to 0.11, with geographically isolated populations showing the highest level of genetic uniqueness. STRUCTURE analysis identified high levels of admixture at both the individual and population levels. Mantel tests indicated a strong association between genetic distance and geographi..
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Awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China
Awarded by Joint Laboratory of Pest Control Research Between China and Australia (Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission)
Awarded by Beijing Postdoctoral Research Foundation
Awarded by Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Management on Pests of North China Fruits
Funding Acknowledgements
We thank De-Qiang Pu, Qian Li, Xiang-Zhao Yue, Kai Liu, Jia-Ying Zhu, Li-Na Sun, and Jin-Yu Li for their help on the collection of the samples. This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32070464), the Joint Laboratory of Pest Control Research Between China and Australia (Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, 201100008320013), Beijing Postdoctoral Research Foundation (2020-22-108), and Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Management on Pests of North China Fruits (BZ0432).