Heterogeneity in the Second Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS2) of rDNA in the Genetically Distinct Metopolophium dirhodum Isofemale Lineages (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Marcelo Lopes-da-Silva¹, Luiz Gonzaga Esteves Vieira²

¹Plant Quarantine Laboratory, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrapa), Brasília DF, Brazil.
²University of Western São Paulo (Unoeste), Presidente Prudente, Brazil.

DOI: 10.4236/ae.2014.24028                

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the level of evolutionary divergence among five isofemale lineages of Metopolophium dirhodum Walker (Hemiptera: Aphididae) using sequences of the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) of ribosomal DNA (rDNA). These isofemalelineages were derived from parthenogenetic females, previously genetically characterized by having strong association of RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) molecular markers and host plant preference. Out of 25 sequences, only 17 containing ITS2 (the second spacer) were used for analysis due to their quality. Within 250 nucleotide sites originated by multiple alignments, 10.4% were variable, with the predominance of indels over substitutions. The average of nucleotide diversity (π) within isofemale lineages was similar to the diversity found among all isofemale lineages. The topology inferred by the Neighbor-Joining method showed that no evolutionary divergence inferred by ITS2 sequences among isofemale lineages typified by RAPD could be associated with host preference. The ITS2 sequence differences found within lineages and their causes are discussed.

Keywords

Aphid, Clones, Molecular Evolution, DNA

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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