Do social insects support Haig's kin theory for the evolution of genomic imprinting?
Although numerous imprinted genes have been described in several lineages, the phenomenon of genomic imprinting presents a peculiar evolutionary problem. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain gene imprinting, the most supported being Haig's kinship theory. This theory explains the ob...
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| author | Mirko Pegoraro Hollie Marshall Zoë N. Lonsdale Eamonn B. Mallon |
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| description | Although numerous imprinted genes have been described in several lineages, the phenomenon of genomic imprinting presents a peculiar evolutionary problem. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain gene imprinting, the most supported being Haig's kinship theory. This theory explains the observed pattern of imprinting and the resulting phenotypes as a competition for resources between related individuals, but despite its relevance it has not been independently tested. Haig's theory predicts that gene imprinting should be present in eusocial insects in many social scenarios. These lineages are therefore ideal for testing both the theory's predictions and the mechanism of gene imprinting. Here we review the behavioral evidence of genomic imprinting in eusocial insects, the evidence of a mechanism for genomic imprinting and finally we evaluate recent results showing parent of origin allele specific expression in honeybees in the light of Haig's theory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-859a8d2cbc98407f9fb21db56f40d60f2023-09-21T12:43:13ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEpigenetics1559-22941559-23082017-09-0112972574210.1080/15592294.2017.13484451348445Do social insects support Haig's kin theory for the evolution of genomic imprinting?Mirko Pegoraro0Hollie Marshall1Zoë N. Lonsdale2Eamonn B. Mallon3University of LeicesterUniversity of LeicesterUniversity of LeicesterUniversity of LeicesterAlthough numerous imprinted genes have been described in several lineages, the phenomenon of genomic imprinting presents a peculiar evolutionary problem. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain gene imprinting, the most supported being Haig's kinship theory. This theory explains the observed pattern of imprinting and the resulting phenotypes as a competition for resources between related individuals, but despite its relevance it has not been independently tested. Haig's theory predicts that gene imprinting should be present in eusocial insects in many social scenarios. These lineages are therefore ideal for testing both the theory's predictions and the mechanism of gene imprinting. Here we review the behavioral evidence of genomic imprinting in eusocial insects, the evidence of a mechanism for genomic imprinting and finally we evaluate recent results showing parent of origin allele specific expression in honeybees in the light of Haig's theory.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2017.1348445epigeneticsevolutiongenomic imprintinghaig's theorysocial insects |
| spellingShingle | Mirko Pegoraro Hollie Marshall Zoë N. Lonsdale Eamonn B. Mallon Do social insects support Haig's kin theory for the evolution of genomic imprinting? Epigenetics epigenetics evolution genomic imprinting haig's theory social insects |
| title | Do social insects support Haig's kin theory for the evolution of genomic imprinting? |
| title_full | Do social insects support Haig's kin theory for the evolution of genomic imprinting? |
| title_fullStr | Do social insects support Haig's kin theory for the evolution of genomic imprinting? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do social insects support Haig's kin theory for the evolution of genomic imprinting? |
| title_short | Do social insects support Haig's kin theory for the evolution of genomic imprinting? |
| title_sort | do social insects support haig s kin theory for the evolution of genomic imprinting |
| topic | epigenetics evolution genomic imprinting haig's theory social insects |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2017.1348445 |
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