Hybridization generates a hopeful monster: a hermaphroditic selfing cichlid
Compared with other phylogenetic groups, self-fertilization (selfing) is exceedingly rare in vertebrates and is known to occur only in one small clade of fishes. Here we report observing one F1-hybrid individual that developed into a functional hermaphrodite after crossing two closely-related sexual...
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| author | Ola Svensson Alan Smith Javier García-Alonso Cock van Oosterhout |
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| description | Compared with other phylogenetic groups, self-fertilization (selfing) is exceedingly rare in vertebrates and is known to occur only in one small clade of fishes. Here we report observing one F1-hybrid individual that developed into a functional hermaphrodite after crossing two closely-related sexually reproducing species of cichlids. Microsatellite alleles segregated consistent with selfing and Mendelian inheritance and we could rule out different modes of parthenogenesis including automixis. We discuss why selfing is not more commonly observed in vertebrates in nature, and the role of hybridization in the evolution of novel traits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-25030164e7034db8a621c1fc38ef32ec2022-12-22T02:44:15ZengThe Royal SocietyRoyal Society Open Science2054-57032016-01-013310.1098/rsos.150684150684Hybridization generates a hopeful monster: a hermaphroditic selfing cichlidOla SvenssonAlan SmithJavier García-AlonsoCock van OosterhoutCompared with other phylogenetic groups, self-fertilization (selfing) is exceedingly rare in vertebrates and is known to occur only in one small clade of fishes. Here we report observing one F1-hybrid individual that developed into a functional hermaphrodite after crossing two closely-related sexually reproducing species of cichlids. Microsatellite alleles segregated consistent with selfing and Mendelian inheritance and we could rule out different modes of parthenogenesis including automixis. We discuss why selfing is not more commonly observed in vertebrates in nature, and the role of hybridization in the evolution of novel traits.https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.150684colour polymorphismdisorders of sex developmentpundamilia pundamilia×neochromis omnicaeruleusself-fertilizationselfingtransgressive segregation |
| spellingShingle | Ola Svensson Alan Smith Javier García-Alonso Cock van Oosterhout Hybridization generates a hopeful monster: a hermaphroditic selfing cichlid Royal Society Open Science colour polymorphism disorders of sex development pundamilia pundamilia×neochromis omnicaeruleus self-fertilization selfing transgressive segregation |
| title | Hybridization generates a hopeful monster: a hermaphroditic selfing cichlid |
| title_full | Hybridization generates a hopeful monster: a hermaphroditic selfing cichlid |
| title_fullStr | Hybridization generates a hopeful monster: a hermaphroditic selfing cichlid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hybridization generates a hopeful monster: a hermaphroditic selfing cichlid |
| title_short | Hybridization generates a hopeful monster: a hermaphroditic selfing cichlid |
| title_sort | hybridization generates a hopeful monster a hermaphroditic selfing cichlid |
| topic | colour polymorphism disorders of sex development pundamilia pundamilia×neochromis omnicaeruleus self-fertilization selfing transgressive segregation |
| url | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.150684 |
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