Natural variation of ebony gene controlling thoracic pigmentation in Drosophila melanogaster.
We identified the causal genetic variation for the difference in the thoracic trident pigmentation intensity between two wild-derived strains of Drosophila melanogaster. It was found to be the difference in expression level of ebony, which codes for an enzyme in the melanin-synthesis pathway and has pleiotropic effects on vision and behavior.
Division of Population Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima 411-8540, Japan. atakahas@lab.nig.ac.jp
Aya
A
Takahashi
Kuniaki
K
Takahashi
Ryu
R
Ueda
Toshiyuki
T
Takano-Shimizu
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D017344:Genes, Insect; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000235:genetics*; D013909:Thorax
D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C116191:e protein, Drosophila