Genetic variation in the strongly canalized sex pheromone communication system of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis hubner (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae)
(1996) In Genetics 144(2). p.757-766- Abstract
The major difference in pheromone production between the so-called E and Z strains of the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis is controlled by two alleles at a single autosomal locus. E-strain females produce an (E)-11- tetradecenyl acetate pheromone with 1-3% of the Z isomer, whereas Z-strain females produce the opposite blend. In laboratory-reared insects we found that F1 females produced, on average, a 71:29 E/Z ratio, but the distribution was clearly bimodal. The variability in pheromone blend produced by heterozygous females could be explained by the existence of two different alleles in the Z strain which in combination with the E-strain allele for the major production locus cause the production of a component... (More)
The major difference in pheromone production between the so-called E and Z strains of the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis is controlled by two alleles at a single autosomal locus. E-strain females produce an (E)-11- tetradecenyl acetate pheromone with 1-3% of the Z isomer, whereas Z-strain females produce the opposite blend. In laboratory-reared insects we found that F1 females produced, on average, a 71:29 E/Z ratio, but the distribution was clearly bimodal. The variability in pheromone blend produced by heterozygous females could be explained by the existence of two different alleles in the Z strain which in combination with the E-strain allele for the major production locus cause the production of a component mixture either high or low in the E isomer. In addition, evidence was found for an independently inherited factor, existing in the E-strain, with a dominant effect on the amount of E isomer produced by females homozygous for Z- alleles at the major production locus. Thus, the low variability normally found in the pheromone mixture produced by O. nubilalis and other moth females may, by canalization, hide a considerable amount of underlying genetic variation.
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- Zhu, Junwei ; Löfstedt, Christer LU and Bengtsson, Bengt O. LU
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- 1996-10-09
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- Genetics
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- 144
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- 2
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- 757 - 766
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- Genetics Society of America
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- scopus:0029791083
- pmid:8889536
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- 0016-6731
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- Evolutionary mechanisms of pheromone divergence in Lepidoptera
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- English
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title = {{Genetic variation in the strongly canalized sex pheromone communication system of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis hubner (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae)}},
url = {{https://www.genetics.org/content/144/2/757}},
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