Assessing genotype-phenotype associations in three dorsal colour morphs in the meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) using genomic and transcriptomic resources

• Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues, Ana S. B.
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Silva, Sara E., Pina-Martins, Francisco, Loureiro, João, Castro, Mariana, Gharbi, Karim, Johnson, Kevin P., Dietrich, Christopher H., Borges, P.A.V., Quartau, J. A., Jiggins, Chris D., Paulo, Octávio S., Seabra, Sofia G.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/43987
• topic: Animals; Gene Expression Profiling; Genetic Association Studies; Genome Size; Genomics; Hemiptera; Insect Proteins; Phylogeny; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Skin Pigmentation; Quantitative Trait Loci

Colour polymorphisms are common among animal species. When combined with genetic and ecological data, these polymorphisms can be excellent systems in which to understand adaptation and the molecular changes underlying phenotypic evolution. The meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae), a widespread insect species in the Holarctic region, exhibits a striking dorsal colour/pattern balanced polymorphism. Although experimental crosses have revealed the Mendelian inheritance of this trait, its genetic basis remains unknown. In this study we aimed to identify candidate genomic regions associated with the colour balanced polymorphism in this species.