1999/01/08 by Andrew G. Clark, David J Begun, Timothy Prout · 4 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Plant and animal studies #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
paper · doi:10.1126/science.283.5399.217
openalex publication_date 1999/01/08 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
In several organisms, the success of a male's sperm in multiply inseminated females depends on the male's genotype. In Drosophila, the female also plays a role in determining which sperm are successful. Pairwise tests among six isogenic lines of Drosophila melanogaster were performed to determine whether there is a genotype-specific interaction in the success of sperm. The success of a particular male's sperm was found to depend on the genotype of the female with which he mates, providing evidence for an interaction with profound evolutionary consequences.