Abstract
Drosophila hydei rRNA genes from different chromosomes and from different stocks have been studied by restriction enzyme analysis. In DNA from wild-type females, about half of the X chromosomal rRNA genes are interrupted by an intervening sequence within the 28S coding region. In contrast to D. melanogaster, the intervening sequences belong to a single size class of 6.0 kb. Although there are two nucleolus organizers on the Y chromosome, genes containing the intervening sequence seem to be restricted to the X chromosome. -- As shown in four cloned rDNA fragments, the nontranscribed spacers differ in length by having varying numbers of a 242 base pair sequence located in tandem in the right section of the spacer. In genomic rDNA, the spacers also differ in length by a regular 0.25 kb interval. Spacers with between 5 and 15 subrepeats occur frequently within the X and Y chromosomal nucleolus organizers in different D. hydei stocks; shorter and longer spacers are also present but are relatively rare. -- Although each genotype is characterized by different frequencies of some spacer classes, the prominent spacer length heterogeneity pattern is similar among the different nucleolus organizers and, therefore, seems to be conserved during evolution.
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