Evolution of sex-dependent gene expression in three recently diverged species of Drosophila

To identify the transcriptome divergence and sex roles underlying it in recently diverged Drosophia pseudoobscura group, we compare the global gene expression of 7-day-old whole body adults of pure species. 7-day-old virgin flies were assayed by species and sex. At least three isofemale inbred lines were used for each species (D. pseudoobscura; D. persimilis; D. pseudoobscura bogotana).All lines of each species were pooled in equal amounts.Two separate labeling reactions per sample were pooled and hybridized to the Agilent single color (Cyanine 3-CTP dye) arrays. Three different replicates were hybridized for each species and sex.