Mutational Variation in Gene Expression for Sexually Selected Lines

ABSTRACT: Transcript abundance was measured in whole-body virgin male Drosophila serrata from 41 inbred lines that had diverged through 27 generations of mutation accumulation that were sexually selected Sexual selection is predicted to have widespread effects on the genetic variation generated by new mutations as a consequence of the genic capture of condition by male sexual traits. We manipulated the opportunity for sexual selection on males during 27 generations of mutation accumulation in inbred lines of Drosophila serrata, and used a microarray platform to investigate the effect of sexual selection on the expression of 2685 genes, representing a broad coverage of biological function. Sexual selection had little effect on mean gene expression levels, with only 4 genes diverging significantly at

ORGANISM(S): Drosophila serrata

SUBMITTER: Julie Collet 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-54777 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress