Publication
Guillén Y, Rius N, Delprat A, Williford A, Muyas F, Puig M, Casillas S, Ràmia M, Egea R, Negre B, Mir G, Camps J, Moncunill V, Ruiz-Ruano FJ, Cabrero J, de Lima LG, Dias GB, Ruiz JC, Kapusta A, Garcia-Mas J, Gut M, Gut IG, Torrents D, Camacho JP, Kuhn GC, Feschotte C, Clark AG, Betrán E, Barbadilla A, Ruiz A
Genome biology and evolution (Volume: 7; Issue: 1)
2015 Jan 2
Genome biology and evolution (Volume: 7; Issue: 1)
2015 Jan 2
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Drosophila Evolutionary Genetics
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Abstract
Cactophilic Drosophila species provide a valuable model to study gene-environment interactions and ecological adaptation. Drosophila buzzatii and Drosophila mojavensis are two cactophilic species that belong to the repleta group, but have very different geographical distributions and primary host plants. To investigate the genomic basis of ecological adaptation, we sequenced the genome and developmental transcriptome of D. buzzatii and compared its gene content with that of D. mojavensis and two other noncactophilic Drosophila species in the same subgenus. The newly sequenced D. buzzatii genome (161.5 Mb) comprises 826 scaffolds (>3 kb) and contains 13,657 annotated protein-coding genes. Using RNA sequencing data of five life-stages we found expression of 15,026 genes, 80% protein-coding g...