Publication with datasets Gockel et al. 2001, Nonclinality of molecular variation implicates selection in maintaining a morphological cline of Drosophila melanogaster, Genetics

Summary

ABSTRACT: One general approach for assessing whether phenotypic variation is due to selection is to test its correlation with presumably neutral molecular variation. Neutral variation is determined by population history, the most likely alternative explanation of spatial genetic structure, whereas phenotypic variation may be influenced by the spatial pattern of selection pressure. Several methods for comparing the spatial apportionment of molecular and morphological variation have been used. Here, we present an analysis of variance framework that compares the magnitudes of latitudinal effects for molecular and morphological variation along a body size cline in Australian Drosophila populations. Explicit incorporation of the relevant environmental gradient can result in a simple and powerful test of selection. For the Australian cline, our analysis provides strong internal evidence that the cline is due to selection.

Datasets

  • 03 Gockel et al. 2001, Microsatellite markers

    This data set contains raw genotypes of 19 microsatellite markers for 29 Drosophila melanogaster locations collected at 11 latitudes in 2000.

  • 04 Gockel et al. 2001, Wing area

    This data set contains means and standard deviations (SD) of wing area (mm2) for females and males of 19 Drosophila melanogaster locations collected at 11 latitudes in 2000 (extracted from Fig.1).

Publication Citations

  • Gockel, Julia, Kennington, W. Jason, Hoffmann, Ary, Goldstein, David B., and Partridge, Linda, 'Nonclinality of Molecular Variation Implicates Selection in Maintaining a Morphological Cline of Drosophila melanogaster', Genetics, vol. 158, no. 1, 2001, pp. 319-323. http://www.genetics.org/content/158/1/319.full. Details

Digital Resources

Title
Materials and Methods - Gockel et al. 2001, Genetics
Type
methods
Date
2001

http://www.genetics.org/content/158/1/319.full.pdf