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Molecular population genetics of theβ-esterase gene cluster ofDrosophila melanogaster

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We have investigated nucleotide polymorphism at theβ-esterase gene cluster including theEst-6 gene andψEst-6 putative pseudogene in four samples ofDrosophila melanogaster derived from natural populations of southern Africa (Zimbabwe), Europe (Spain), North America (USA: California), and South America (Venezuela). A complex haplotype structure is revealed in bothEst-6 andψEst-6. Total nucleotide diversity is twice inψEst-6 as inEst-6; diversity is higher in the African sample than in the non-African ones. Strong linkage disequilibrium occurs within theβ-esterase gene cluster in non-African samples, but not in the African one. Intragenic gene conversion events are detected withinEst-6 and, to a much greater extent, withinyEst-6; intergenic gene conversion events are rare. Tests of neutrality with recombination are significant for theβ-esterase gene cluster in the non-African samples but not significant in the African one. We suggest that the demographic history (bottleneck and admixture of genetically differentiated populations) is the major factor shaping the pattern of nucleotide polymorphism in theb-esterase gene cluster. However there are some ’footprints’ of directional and balancing selection shaping specific distribution of nucleotide polymorphism within the cluster. Intergenic epistatic selection betweenEst-6 andψEst-6 may play an important role in the evolution of theβ-esterase gene cluster preserving the putative pseudogene from degenerative destruction and reflecting possible functional interaction between the functional gene and the putative pseudogene.Est-6 andyEst-6 may represent an indivisible intergenic complex (‘intergene’) in which each single component (Est-6 orψEst-6) cannot separately carry out the full functional role.

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Balakirev, E., Ayala, F.J. Molecular population genetics of theβ-esterase gene cluster ofDrosophila melanogaster . J Genet 82, 115–131 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02715813

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