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Effects of gene dosage and hormones on the expression of Dr in the platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus (Poeciliidae)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Robert J. Valenti  and
Klaus D. Kallman
Robert J. Valenti
Affiliation:
Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences, New York Aquarium, New York Zoological Society, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11224, U.S.A.
Klaus D. Kallman
Affiliation:
Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences, New York Aquarium, New York Zoological Society, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11224, U.S.A.

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Platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus, are polymorphic for the patterns red-dorsal (Dr) and spotted-dorsal (Sd) fins, both controlled by closely linked loci on the X chromosome of Jamapa strain, Jp 163A. The intensity of red pigment looks the same in males and females, but spectrophotometric analysis of dorsal fin extracts showed that heterozygous intact males have significantly more red pigment (drosopterin) than homozygous or heterozygous females or castrated males. The mechanism of Dr expression in Jamapa is, thus, similar to the one present in the Belize stock, where a sex difference is readily apparent that is known to be under androgenic control. The Sd phenotype is identical in both sexes. Sd and Dr are not restricted to the X chromosome, and no evidence for gene dosage compensation has been obtained. Within the Jamapa stock the expression of Sd and Dr are best described in terms of dominance and recessiveness. Dr is strongly augmented by a testicular hormone. Dr and Sd have been separated by crossing-over. In natural populations both genes can occur by themselves, linked to each other or to other pigment genes. The development of the Sd macromelanophores is not contingent upon the presence of pterinophores (Dr) in the dorsal fin or elsewhere in the body.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , August 1973 , pp. 79 - 89
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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