Date of Award
Fall 12-2019
Degree Type
Thesis-Restricted
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Biological Sciences
Department
Biological Sciences
Major Professor
Dr. Joel Atallah
Second Advisor
Dr. Nicola Anthony
Third Advisor
Dr. Mary Clancy
Abstract
One in four known species of fruit flies inhabit the Hawaiian Islands. From a small number of colonizing flies, a wide range of species evolved, some of which managed to reverse-colonize other continental environments. In order to explore the developmental pathways, which separate the Hawaiian Drosophila proper and the Scaptomyza group that contains reverse-colonized species, the transcriptomes of two better-known species in each group, Scaptomyza anomala and Drosophila grimshawi, were analyzed to find changes in gene expression between the two groups. This study describes a novel transcriptome for S. anomala studies as well as unusual changes in gene expression in D. grimshawi relative to other species, revealing priorities of both species in early development.
Recommended Citation
Chenevert, Madeline M., "A Transcriptomic Exploration of Hawaiian Drosophilid Development and Evolution" (2019). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2687.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2687
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