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ArticleGenetics2022

Genomic evidence of paternal genome elimination in the globular springtail Allacma fusca.

Kamil S Jaron, Christina N Hodson, Jacintha Ellers, Stuart J E Baird, Laura Ross

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Article in Genetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Haplodiploidy accelerates mitogenome evolution in insects.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025
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  2. The genome sequence of a springtail,Wellcome open research · 2025
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  3. The genome sequence of the springtail,Wellcome open research · 2024
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  5. The genome sequence of the springtailWellcome open research · 2023
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  6. Paternal genome elimination promotes altruism in viscous populations.Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2022
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  7. Non-random chromosome segregation and chromosome eliminations in the fly Bradysia (Sciara).Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2022
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  8. Gene-rich X chromosomes implicate intragenomic conflict in the evolution of bizarre genetic systems.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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5 authors.

Kamil S JaronThe Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1470-5450
Christina N HodsonThe Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5400-6107
Jacintha EllersDepartment of Ecological Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, NL.ORCID 0000-0003-2665-1971
Stuart J E BairdInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 675 02 Koněšín, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-7144-9919
Laura RossThe Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3184-4161

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paternal genome elimination-a type of reproduction in which males inherit but fail to pass on their father's genome-evolved independently in 6-8 arthropod clades. Thousands of species, including several important for agriculture, reproduce via this mode of reproduction. While paternal genome elimination is well established in some of the clades, the evidence in globular springtails (Symphypleona) remains elusive, even though they represent the oldest and most species-rich clade putatively reproducing via paternal genome elimination. We sequenced genomic DNA from whole bodies of Allacma fusca males with high fractions (>27.5%) of sperm to conclusively confirm that all the sperm carry 1 parental haplotype only. Although it is suggestive that the single haplotype present in sperm is maternally inherited, definitive genetic proof of the parent of origin is still needed. The genomic approach we developed allows for the detection of genotypic differences between germline and soma in all species with sufficiently high fraction of germline in their bodies. This opens new opportunities for scans of reproductive modes in small organisms.

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ArthropodsSemenAnimalsGenomeGenomicsMaleevolutionary biologygenomepaternal genome eliminationreproductionspringtails

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PMID35946560
PMCPMC9630974

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