Genetic compatibility affects queen and worker caste determination.

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Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Genetic compatibility affects queen and worker caste determination.
Périodique
Science
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Schwander T., Keller L.
ISSN
1095-9203 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0036-8075
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2008
Volume
322
Numéro
5901
Pages
552
Langue
anglais
Résumé
The development of queen and worker phenotypes in ants has been believed to be largely determined from environmental effects. We provide evidence that the production of discrete phenotypes is also influenced by genetic interaction effects. During the development of eggs into adults, some patrilines among offspring of multiply mated Pogonomyrmex rugosus ant queens became more common in workers while others became overrepresented in queens. Controlled crosses showed that these changes stem from some parental genome combinations being compatible for producing one phenotype but less compatible for the other. Genetic interaction effects on caste may be maintained over evolutionary time because the fitness of an allele depends on its genetic background.
Mots-clé
Animals, Ants/genetics, Ants/physiology, Crosses, Genetic, Female, Genes, Insect, Hierarchy, Social, Male, Ovum/physiology, Reproduction/genetics
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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09/09/2008 15:55
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20/08/2019 14:13
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