COLOURFUL GENES

Mapping Genotypes to Phenotypes: Development of a Linkage Map and Mapping of Colour Polymorphisms in Ischnura elegans (Odonata)

Coordinatore	LUNDS UNIVERSITET    more  Organization address address: Paradisgatan 5c city: LUND postcode: 22100 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Bengt Cognome: Hansson Email: send email Telefono: +46 709916896 Fax: +46 462224716
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Sweden [SE]
Totale costo	179˙223 €
EC contributo	179˙223 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-IEF-2008
Funding Scheme	MC-IEF
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-04-01   -   2013-03-16

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	LUNDS UNIVERSITET  Organization address address: Paradisgatan 5c city: LUND postcode: 22100 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Bengt Cognome: Hansson Email: send email Telefono: +46 709916896 Fax: +46 462224716	SE (LUND)	coordinator	179˙223.80

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Understanding the genetic basis of phenotypic variation remains one of the major challenges in biology. Linkage mapping provides means to identify genes that underlie ecologically important traits, such as colour polymorphisms, and this can be used to study the fitness consequences of variation at these loci. Genetic linkage maps are expected to become increasingly applied to ecological model organisms given their important role in linking phenotype to genotype, and the possibilities for using the results to address unanswered evolutionary and ecological questions. In the proposed project, my objectives are to 1) construct the first linkage map for an Odonate insect, I. elegans, 2) map the female-limited colour polymorphism in the species and develop a specific marker that can be used to genotype males and larvae in which the colour polymorphisms is not expressed, and lastly 3) use the novel microsatellites and the linkage map to evaluate the importance of gene flow and dispersal in the maintenance of this polymorphism in natural populations of I. elegans. In line with the objectives of the Marie Curie actions, I will get advanced scientific training in molecular genomics which will greatly increase my research value and career perspectives. With the combination of novel molecular technology and ecological research, my project will contribute to enhance EU’s scientific excellence in evolutionary biology and molecular genetics. Following the objectives of the work programme, my project links genotypes to phenotypes and will therefore provide the potential to identify and study the genetic basis of those traits affecting fitness that are key to natural selection in I. elegans. The research collaborations with people in Sweden, the Netherlands and Spain will provide opportunities to exchange ideas with several researchers active within my research field and initiate long-term international collaborations.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Scientists studying one of Europe's most intriguing insects have developed linkage maps to better understand how a species phenotype is linked to its genotype.