Genomic Traces of the Fruit Fly Anastrepha obliqua Associated with Its Polyphagous Nature.

ABSTRACT: Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is an important pest in the neotropical region. It is considered a polyphagous insect, meaning it infests plants of different taxonomic families and readily colonizes new host plants. The change to new hosts can lead to diversification and the formation of host races. Previous studies investigating the effect of host plants on population structure and selection in Anastrepha obliqua have focused on the use of data from the mitochondrial DNA sequence and microsatellite markers of nuclear DNA, and there are no analyses at the genomic level. To better understand this issue, we used a pooled restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (pooled RAD-seq) approach to assess genomic differentiation and population structure across sym

SUBMITTER: Aguirre-Ramirez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8704581 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature