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Coexistence of sexual individuals and genetically isolated asexual counterparts in a thrips
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| Title: | Coexistence of sexual individuals and genetically isolated asexual counterparts in a thrips |
| Authors: | Kobayashi, Kazuya Browse this author | | Yoshimura, Jin Browse this author | | Hasegawa, Eisuke Browse this author |
| Issue Date: | 21-Nov-2013 |
| Publisher: | Nature publishing group |
| Journal Title: | Scientific reports |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Start Page: | 3286 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1038/srep03286 |
| Abstract: | Sex is a paradoxical phenomenon because it is less efficient compared with asexual reproduction. To resolve this paradox we need a direct comparison between sexual and asexual forms. In many organisms, however, sexual and asexual forms do not occur in the same habitat, or at the same time. In a few cases where sexual and asexual forms are found in a single population, some (though rare) genetic exchange is usually detected between the two forms. When genetic exchange occurs a direct comparison is impossible. Here we investigate a thrips exhibiting both sexual and asexual forms (lineages) that are morphologically indistinguishable. We examine if the two forms are genetically isolated. Phylogeny based on nuclear genes confirms that the sexual and asexual lineages are genetically differentiated. Thus we demonstrate that the current system has certain advantages over existing and previously used model systems in the evolution of sexual reproduction. |
| Rights: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/54500 |
| Appears in Collections: | 農学院・農学研究院 (Graduate School of Agriculture / Faculty of Agriculture) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 長谷川 英祐
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