Distribution and conservation of the transposable element gypsy in Drosophilid species

AUTOR(ES)

Heredia, Fabiana de Oliveira

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

In an attempt to understand the dynamics of transposable elements (T’S) in the genome of host species, we investigated the distribution, representativeness and conservation of DNA sequences homologous to the Drosophila melanogaster gypsy retrotransposon in 42 drosophilid species. Our results extended the knowledge about the wide distribution of gypsy in the genus Drosophila, including several Neotropical species not previously studied. The gypsy-like sequences showed high divergence compared to the D. melanogaster gypsy element. Furthermore, the conservation of the restriction sites between gypsy sequences from phylogenetically unrelated species pointed to a more complex evolutionary picture, which includes the possibility of the horizontal transfer events already described for this retrotransposon.

ASSUNTO(S)

drosophila drosophila genética retrotransposon gypsy retrotransposon southern blot pcr

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