TAP-tagged deletion mutant strains were constructed by direct transformation or by mating a relevant deletion strain with a suitable TAP tagged strain.
We created tetraploid deletion series for each of the eight genes under consideration by mating the relevant mating-competent diploid deletion mutants, as described in Methods.
The ability to mate industrially relevant fungi under laboratory conditions has been demonstrated, amongst others, for the organic acid producer Aspergillus tubingensis [ 6] and the penicillin producer Penicillium chrysogenum [ 7].
At a more micro-level, these modes of interaction are also relevant to mating and successful pair-bonding a conscientious mate will be more trustworthy and more likely to fulfill a marital commitment.
In contrast, lack of hpr1 in CBS999.97 MAT1-2 or of hpr2 in CBS999.97 MAT1-1 was not relevant for mating with QM6a (Fig. 2A).
Influences of genotype on the outcome of behavioural interactions were found among lines of D. melanogaster for traits relevant to fitness – mating success and territorial success.
Constitutive expression of SAS and CMP-SAS was examined by mating individual adults from the relevant homozygous fly lines, allowing the females to lay eggs on diet with or without 10 mM N-acetylmannosamine, and rearing the hatched larvae through fourth instar on the same diets.
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Alternatively, the genotype groups within this study could have systematically varied in dimensions of attractiveness (actual or perceived) or other mating-relevant aspects that may have influenced the results.
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Even fewer studies suggest such genetic correlations between mate choice relevant traits and those under divergent selection in color polymorphic systems, as has been found in African cichlid fish [ 13].
