Phylogeny of the Genus Drosophila

Genetics: A Periodical Record of Investigations Bearing on Heredity and Variation

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Patrick M. O’Grady¹  Rob DeSalle² 

[1] Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853;American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York 10024

关键词: Drosophila;    taxonomy;    phylogenetics;    nomenclature;    evolutionary history;    Hawaiian Drosophila;    Scaptomyza;    virilis– repleta radiation;    immigrans– tripunctata radiation;    FlyBook;   

DOI  :  10.1534/genetics.117.300583

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Genetics Society of America

【 摘 要 】

Understanding phylogenetic relationships among taxa is key to designing and implementing comparative analyses. The genus Drosophila , which contains over 1600 species, is one of the most important model systems in the biological sciences. For over a century, one species in this group, Drosophila melanogaster , has been key to studies of animal development and genetics, genome organization and evolution, and human disease. As whole-genome sequencing becomes more cost-effective, there is increasing interest in other members of this morphologically, ecologically, and behaviorally diverse genus. Phylogenetic relationships within Drosophila are complicated, and the goal of this paper is to provide a review of the recent taxonomic changes and phylogenetic relationships in this genus to aid in further comparative studies.

【 授权许可】

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