Assignment of glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase to chromosome 2 and alcohol dehydrogenase to chromosome 3 of Anopheles albimanus

1984 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 590-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Narang ◽  
J. A. Seawright ◽  
N. L. Willis
Keyword(s):  
Linkage Group ◽  
Alcohol Dehydrogenase ◽  
Genetic Map ◽  
Chromosome 3 ◽  
Chromosome 2 ◽  
Anopheles Albimanus ◽  
Glutamate Oxaloacetate Transaminase ◽  
Enzyme Loci ◽  
Dehydrogenase Isozyme ◽  
The Right

The inheritance and linkage group assignments were determined for the two enzyme loci, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (Got-I) and alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh-I). of Anopheles albimanus Weidemann. Got-I was assigned to the proximal position on the genetic map of the right arm of chromosome 2, and Adh-I was mapped at the distal position on the map of the right arm of chromosome 3. Gene sequences and linkage estimates are now available for 23 mutant and enzyme loci in A. albimanus.Key words: glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, alcohol dehydrogenase, isozyme, Anopheles albimanus, genetic map.

Chromosome polymorphism in natural populations of Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say species A and B

Genome ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. E. Kaiser ◽  
J. A. Seawright ◽  
B. K. Birky
Keyword(s):  
X Chromosome ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Polytene Chromosomes ◽  
Natural Populations ◽  
Chromosome 3 ◽  
Chromosome Polymorphism ◽  
Chromosome 2 ◽  
Anopheles Quadrimaculatus ◽  
The Right ◽  
Maculipennis Complex

Ovarian polytene chromosomes from eight populations of Anopheles quadrimaculatus in the southeastern United States were observed for chromosomal polymorphisms. Two sibling species, species A and B, each with intraspecific inversions, were distinguished. Species A correlates with the previously published standard maps for salivary gland and ovarian nurse-cell polytene chromosomes. Species A was found at all eight collection sites, and five of these populations also contained species B. Three inversions on the right arm of chromosome 3 were observed in species A. Species B contained a fixed inversion on the X chromosome, one fixed and one floating inversion on the left arm of chromosome 2, and one fixed and one floating inversion on the right arm of chromosome 3. The fixed inversion on the X chromosome makes this the best diagnostic chromosome for distinguishing species A and B. An unusual dimorphism in the left arm of chromosome 3, found in both species A and B, contained two inversions. The heterokaryotypes, as well as two distinct homokaryotypes, were seen in all of the field populations. Intraspecific clinal variations in the frequencies of the species A inversions were noted. The Florida populations were practically devoid of inversions, the Georgia and Alabama populations contained some inversions, and the Arkansas population was mostly homozygous for two of the inversions. The phylogenetic relationships of species A and B to the Maculipennis complex (Nearctic) are discussed.Key words: Anopheles, inversion, populations, chromosome polymorphism, phylogenetics.

Chromosomal regions which control sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

1969 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 787-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin Rogolsky
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Linkage Group ◽  
Genetic Map ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Linkage Groups ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Right

Large quantities of sporulation mutants have been isolated with a variety of mutagens. The genetic sites for asporogeny have been localized on the chromosome of Bacillus subtilis through transduction with phage PBSI. Through these procedures specific portions of the chromosome which are associated with sporulation have been identified. Although asporogenic (Sp−) defects were observed to be scattered throughout the four linkage groups of the genetic map of B. subtilis, only three extensive Sp− linkage groups were identified. The first linkage group of Sp− markers is located at the proximal end of the chromosome between the cys A and ery markers. The second cluster of spore genes mapped to the right of ura, and the third linkage group of spore markers mapped to the left of lys-2. Defects within specific regions of the first and third spore gene clusters obstructed some early products of sporogenesis.

Towards a Genetic Map for Anopheles albimanus: Identification of Microsatellite Markers and a Preliminary Linkage Map for Chromosome 2

2009 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 1007-1012 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Patricia Penilla ◽  
John C. Morgan ◽  
Hilary Ranson ◽  
Norma Padilla ◽  
William G. Brogdon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Linkage Map ◽  
Genetic Map ◽  
Chromosome 2 ◽  
Anopheles Albimanus

X-RAY INDUCED PERICENTRIC INVERSIONS IN ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS

1977 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Rabbani ◽  
J. A. Seawright ◽  
J. B. Kitzmiller
Keyword(s):  
Salivary Gland ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Chromosome 3 ◽  
Chromosome 2 ◽  
Anopheles Albimanus ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Pericentric Inversions ◽  
Partial Sterility ◽  
Break Points ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

Sixteen different pericentric inversions, ten on chromosome 2 and six on chromosome 3, have been isolated and characterized. The partial sterility in the inversion heterozygotes ranged from about 28 to 50%. Contrary to theoretical considerations, a curvilinear relationship exists between inversion length and partial sterility, whereby a reduction in sterility was noted for progressively longer inversions. The break-points are distributed randomly over the autosomes, but are observed more frequently in the areas of the salivary gland chromosomes where diffuse and broken bands of variable stainability are located.

Assignment of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and glucose oxidase to chromosome 2 of Anopheles albimanus

1983 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 567-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Narang ◽  
J. A. Seawright ◽  
T. K. Mukiama ◽  
N. L. Willis
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Oxidase ◽  
Linkage Map ◽  
Chromosome 2 ◽  
Anopheles Albimanus ◽  
Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Red Eye ◽  
Current Sequence ◽  
The Right ◽  
Map Distance

As a part of a comprehensive, continuous effort to define a linkage map for Anopheles albimanus Wiedemann, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6-Pgd) and glucose oxidase (Go) were assigned to the right arm of chromosome 2. Male-linked translocations and mutant markers were used to establish the map distance and the current sequence of loci on chromosome 2 as follows: brown larva (bw) – ? – ebony (eb) – ? – centromere – ? – T(Y;2R)3 – 17 – Go – 6(?) – bald palpi (bp) – 10 – green larva (gl) – 7 – propoxur resistance (prr) – 2 – red eye (re) – 21 – 6-Pgd.

scholarly journals Genetic Analysis of the Heterochromatin of Chromosome 3 in Drosophila Melanogaster. II. Vital Loci Identified through Ems Mutagenesis.

Genetics ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 519-532
Author(s):  
G E Marchant ◽  
D G Holm
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Single Copy ◽  
Chromosome 3 ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Chromosome 2 ◽  
Complementation Groups ◽  
Sensitive Allele ◽  
Interallelic Complementation ◽  
The Right

Abstract Chromosome 3 of Drosophila melanogaster contains the last major blocks of heterochromatin in this species to be genetically analyzed. Deficiencies of heterochromatin generated through the detachment of compound-3 chromosomes revealed the presence of vital loci in the heterochromatin of chromosome 3, but an extensive complementation analysis with various combinations of lethal and nonlethal detachment products gave no evidence of tandemly repeated vital genes in this region. These findings indicate that the heterochromatin of chromosome 3 is genetically similar to that of chromosome 2. A more thorough genetic analysis of the heterochromatic regions has been carried out using the chemical mutagen ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS). Seventy-five EMS-induced lethals allelic to loci uncovered by detachment-product deficiencies were recovered and tested for complementation. In total, 12 complementation groups were identified, ten in the heterochromatin to the left of the centromere and two to the right. All but two complementation groups in the left heterochromatic block could be identified as separate loci through deficiency mapping. The interallelic complementation observed between some EMS-induced lethals, as well as the recovery of a temperature-sensitive allele for each of the two loci, provided further evidence that single-copy, transcribed vital genes reside in the heterochromatin of chromosome 3. Cytological analysis of three detachment-product deficiencies provided evidence that at least some of the genes uncovered in this study are located in the most distal segments of the heterochromatin in both arms. This study provides a detailed genetic analysis of chromosome 3 heterochromatin and offers further information on the genetic nature and heterogeneity of Drosophila heterochromatin.

scholarly journals CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF CHROMOSOME 3 IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER: THE HOMOEOTIC GENE COMPLEX IN POLYTENE CHROMOSOME INTERVAL 84A-B

Genetics ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas C Kaufman ◽  
Ricki Lewis ◽  
Barbara Wakimoto
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Polytene Chromosome ◽  
Cytogenetic Analysis ◽  
Proximal Portion ◽  
Chromosome 3 ◽  
Gene Complex ◽  
Anterior Portion ◽  
Cytogenetic Evidence ◽  
The Right

ABSTRACT Cytogenetic evidence is presented demonstrating that the 84A-B interval in the proximal portion of the right arm of chromosome 3 is the residence of a homoeotic gene complex similar to the bithorax locus. This complex, originally defined by the Antennapedia (A n t p) mutation, controls segmentation in the anterior portion of the organism. Different lesions within this complex homoeotically transform portions OI the prothorax, proboscis, antenna and eye and present clear analogies to similar lesions within the bithorax locus.

High Frequency Recombination During the Sexual Cycle of Dictyostelium discoideum

Genetics ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 148 (4) ◽  
pp. 1829-1832 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Francis
Keyword(s):  
Dictyostelium Discoideum ◽  
Genetic Map ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Physical Map ◽  
Genetic System ◽  
Sexual Cycle ◽  
Chromosome 2 ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Restriction Sites

Abstract Analysis of Dictyostelium development and cell biology has suffered from the lack of an ordinary genetic system whereby genes can be arranged in new combinations. Genetic exchange between two long ignored strains, A2Cycr and WS205 is here reexamined. Alleles which differ in size or restriction sites between these two strains were found for seven genes. Six of these are in two clusters on chromosome 2. Frequencies of recombinant progeny indicate that the genetic map of the two mating strains is colinear with the physical map recently worked out for the standard nonsexual strain, NC4. The rate of recombination is high, about 0.1% per kilobase in three different regions of chromosome 2. This value is comparable to rates found in yeast, and will permit fine dissection of the genome.

scholarly journals THIRD-CHROMOSOME MUTAGEN-SENSITIVE MUTANTS OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

Genetics ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 97 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 607-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
J B Boyd ◽  
M D Golino ◽  
K E S Shaw ◽  
C J Osgood ◽  
M M Green
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Genetic Map ◽  
Nitrogen Mustard ◽  
Chromosome 3 ◽  
Methyl Methanesulfonate ◽  
Dna Metabolism ◽  
Genetic Analyses ◽  
Chemical Mutagens ◽  
Complementation Groups ◽  
Biochemical Analyses

ABSTRACT A total of 34 third chromosomes of Drosophila melanogaster that render homozygous larvae hypersensitive to killing by chemical mutagens have been isolated. Genetic analyses have placed responsible mutations in more than eleven complementation groups. Mutants in three complementation groups are strongly sensitive to methyl methanesulfonate, those in one are sensitive to nitrogen mustard, and mutants in six groups are hypersensitive to both mutagens. Eight of the ten loci mapped fall within 15% of the genetic map that encompasses the centromere of chromosome 3. Mutants from four of the complementation groups are associated with moderate to strong meiotic effects in females. Preliminary biochemical analyses have implicated seven of these loci in DNA metabolism.

scholarly journals A NOTE ON THE MATERNAL EFFECT MUTANTS DAUGHTERLESS AND ABNORMAL OOCYTE IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

Genetics ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-86
Author(s):  
Arthur P Mange ◽  
L Sandler
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Maternal Effect ◽  
Sex Chromosome ◽  
Chromosome 2 ◽  
Dominant Marker ◽  
Enhancing Effect ◽  
X Irradiation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Chromosome Breakpoint ◽  
Special Region

ABSTRACT Two deficiencies for, and a dominant enhancer of, the second chromosome maternal effect mutant, "daughterless" (da), were induced with X-irradiation. Their properties were studied with respect to both da and the linked maternal effect mutant, "abnormal oocyte" (abo), with the following conclusions. (1) The most probable map positions of da and abo are: J–½–da–2½–abo, where J is a dominant marker located at 41 on the standard map. (2) The da locus is in bands 31CD-F on the polytene chromosome map; abo is to the right of 32A. (3) Because homozygous da individuals survive while individuals carrying da and a deficiency for da are lethal, it is concluded that da is hypomorphic. (4) From a weak da-like maternal effect in heterozygous da females induced by an "Enhancer of da," we have confirmed a previous report that (a) the amount of sex chromosome heterochromatin contributed by the father can influence the severity of the da maternal effect, and (b) the sex chromosome heterochromatin which influences the da effect is different from that which influences the abo effect. (5) The possibility that da and abo are in a special region of chromosome 2 concerned with the regulation of sex chromosome heterochromatin is strengthened by the observation that the Enhancer of da appears to rescue abnormal eggs produced by homozygous abo mothers. (6) The Enhancer of da is a translocation between chromosomes 2 and 3 with the second chromosome breakpoint in the basal heterochromatin; because the enhancing effect maps in this region of chromosome 2, it is possible that autosomal, as well as sex chromosomal, heterochromatin interacts with da and abo.

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