Dosage compensation of genes on the left and right arms of the X chromosome of Drosophila pseudoobscura and Drosophila willistoni.
We have investigated the occurrence of dosage compensation in D. willistoni and D. pseudoobscura, two species whose X chromosome is metacentric with one arm homologous to the X and the other homologous to the left arm of chromosome 3 of D. melanogaster. Crude extracts were assayed for isocitrate dehydrogenase (XR), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (XL?), 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (XL?), and alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (chromosome 2) in D. willistoni, and for esterase-5 (XR), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (XL?), 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (XL?) and amylase (chromosome 3) in D. pseudoobscura. Our results indicate that a mechanism for dosage compensation is operative in both arms of the X chromosome of these two species.
D000483:Alleles; D000681:Amylases / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004330:Drosophila / Q000201:enzymology; D004950:Esterases / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D012730:Sex Chromosomes
D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase; D004950:Esterases; D000681:Amylases