Social hybridogenesis in the clonal ant Cataglyphis hispanica.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_A04380BE012A
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Social hybridogenesis in the clonal ant Cataglyphis hispanica.
Journal
Current biology
ISSN
1879-0445 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0960-9822
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/07/2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
22
Number
13
Pages
1188-1193
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
With a few rare exceptions, the vast majority of animals reproduce sexually. Some species have, however, evolved alternative modes of reproduction by shifting from classical bisexuality to unorthodox reproductive systems, like parthenogenesis, gynogenesis, or hybridogenesis. Under hybridogenesis, both the maternal and paternal genomes are expressed in somatic tissues, whereas the germline is purely maternal. Recently, a form of hybridogenesis at the level of the society has been reported in some ants, where purebred females develop into reproductive queens and interlineage hybrids into sterile workers. Here, we report a unique case of social hybridogenesis in the desert ant Cataglyphis hispanica. Workers are produced exclusively from interbreeding between two distinct genetic lineages, whereas male and female sexuals are produced by asexual reproduction through parthenogenesis. As a consequence, all workers are pure hybridogens, and only maternal genes are perpetuated from one generation to the next. Thus, queens of C. hispanica use sexual reproduction for colony growth, whereas they reproduce asexually through parthenogenesis for germline production.
Keywords
Animals, Ants/physiology, Behavior, Animal, Female, Hybridization, Genetic, Male, Parthenogenesis/genetics, Phylogeny, Social Behavior
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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