Is the evolutionary history of the O-type P element in the saltans and willistoni groups of Drosophila similar to that of the canonical P element?
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2007-12-01
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de Setta, Nathalia [UNESP]
Loreto, Elgion L. S.
Carareto, Claudia M. A. [UNESP]
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Springer
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We studied the occurrence of O-type P elements in at least one species of each subgroup of the saltans group, in order to better understand the phylogenetic relationships among the elements within the saltans group and with those of species belonging to the willistoni group. We found that the O-type subfamily has a patchy distribution within the saltans group (it does not occur in D. neocordata and D. emarginata), low sequence divergence among species of the saltans group as well as in relation to species of the willistoni group, a lower rate of synonymous substitution for coding sequences compared to Adh, and phylogenetic incongruities. These findings suggest that the evolutionary history of the O-type subfamily within the saltans and willistoni groups follows the same model proposed for the canonical subfamily of P elements, i.e., events of horizontal transfer between species of the saltans and willistoni groups.
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O-type P element, Drosophila saltans group, Drosophila willistoni group, horizontal transfer
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Journal of Molecular Evolution. New York: Springer, v. 65, n. 6, p. 715-724, 2007.