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D. simulans is actually a very important organism in areas of the genetics research community (of which I am a part). Much of this information may belong elsewhere in more broadly focused review articles, but I added some since it deserves mention. This organism may be unassuming, but I think it merits a more developed article. --WillJeck 23:11, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Good initial draft to this article. I made general edits on sentence structure and phrasing to more clearly communicate the importance of the Wolbachia infection in Drosophila simulans to evolution and studies of the phylogenetic relationships between species. I added one sentence from my text about Wolbachia to add details on the nature of how this bacteria is transmitted vertically from parent to offspring, along with a reference. You might consider adding even more background knowledge to Wolbachia and its pervasiveness in arthropod species today. I also think that the information provided about genetic studies of Wolbachia infection could be more detailed, so that the final results and conclusion are clearer. For future drafts, you might want to look into how different populations of Drosophila simulans vary in terms of infection by Wolbachia. Does this lead to different survival or fitness, or are there patterns in environment where Wolbachia infection is particularly high or low? This might help you answer how exactly Wolbachia infection affects this species by looking at both the infected and uninfected populations.

Anonymous4715 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:12, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

Revision and Response to Peer Feedback

Dr. Fowler-Finn: I have made several edits to my article based on the comments provided by you and my group members. For one, I made small edits to make the transition between words smoother. For example, I started a new paragraph beginning with "Studies have shown that Wolbachia infections have significantly decreased..." for ease of readability. I also further explained why Drosophila simulans and Drosophila mauritiana were deemed to be more closely related than to Drosophila sechellia, as you suggested I do in your email. Furthermore, I cut out the irrelevant details of the minutia of the experiments (previously I had included the specific laboratory methods, such as the "renografin gradient" and "proteinase K solution" used). I tried to find more details about what exactly Wolbachia is, and will continue compiling more data on Wolbachia in general for future drafts. Specifically, the importance of maternal heredity was expanded upon in the first paragraph of the Wolbachia section. In response to Anonymous4715's comments, I unfortunately could not find confirmed studies involving differing populations of Drosophila simulans and how they vary based on Wolbachia infections. I will continue searching for relevant studies in order to continue clarifying Wolbachia's role in Drosophila simulans. Otherwise, I believe that this article is pretty well-established so far! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.134.212.79 (talk) 12:16, 9 November 2015 (UTC) 165.134.212.79 (talk)

NeverStopEvolving (talk)

Misplaced Pages is an encyclopedia, not a student paper. I have removed content unsuited for an encyclopedia. Scr★pIron 15:20, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

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