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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
Recent experiments with Drosophila have demonstrated that the success of sperm in multiply mated females depends on the genotype of both the male and the female. To further characterize the distinction between male and female roles in sperm success, we scored variation in both sexes in sperm competitive ability among a set of chromosome replacement lines that allow identification of effects to each chromosome. We detected significant male and female effects on sperm precedence, defined as the ability of a male's ejaculate to displace resident sperm (P2) or avoid being displaced by subsequent matings (P1). Tests of effects of first, second and third chromosome substitutions revealed significant differences among third chromosomes in male sperm precedence (both P1 and P2) and a first x second chromosome interaction in female's effect on sperm precedence (only P1). We found no significant correlation between male and female effects on sperm precedence, suggesting that the variation found in both P1 and P2 has a different genetic cause in the two sexes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:author
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Chromosomal effects on male and female components of sperm precedence in Drosophila.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA. axc46@psu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.