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| العنوان: |
Parthenogenomics: Insights on mutation rates and nucleotide diversity in parthenogenetic Panagrolaimus nematodes. |
| المؤلفون: |
Villegas, Laura I., Ferretti, Luca, Wiehe, Thomas, Waldvogel, Ann‐Marie, Schiffer, Philipp H. |
| المصدر: |
Ecology & Evolution (20457758); Jan2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-14, 14p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ASEXUAL reproduction, GENETIC mutation, NEMATODES, GENE regulatory networks, PARTHENOGENESIS, PARAMETERS (Statistics), HETEROZYGOSITY |
| مستخلص: |
Asexual reproduction is assumed to lead to the accumulation of deleterious mutations, and reduced heterozygosity due to the absence of recombination. Panagrolaimid nematode species display different modes of reproduction. Sexual reproduction with distinct males and females, asexual reproduction through parthenogenesis in the genus Panagrolaimus, and hermaphroditism in Propanagrolaimus. Here, we compared genomic features of free‐living nematodes in populations and species isolated from geographically distant regions to study diversity, and genome‐wide differentiation under different modes of reproduction. We firstly estimated genome‐wide spontaneous mutation rates in a triploid parthenogenetic Panagrolaimus, and a diploid hermaphroditic Propanagrolaimus via long‐term mutation accumulation lines. Secondly, we calculated population genetic parameters including nucleotide diversity, and fixation index (FST) between populations of asexually and sexually reproducing nematodes. Thirdly, we used phylogenetic network methods on sexually and asexually reproducing Panagrolaimus populations to understand evolutionary relationships between them. The estimated mutation rate was slightly lower for the asexual population, as expected for taxa with this reproductive mode. Natural polyploid asexual populations revealed higher nucleotide diversity. Despite their common ancestor, a gene network revealed a high level of genetic differentiation among asexual populations. The elevated heterozygosity found in the triploid parthenogens could be explained by the third genome copy. Given their tendentially lower mutation rates it can be hypothesized that this is part of the mechanism to evade Muller's ratchet. Our findings in parthenogenetic triploid nematode populations seem to challenge common expectations of evolution under asexuality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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