Abstract
The maternally transmitted reproductive manipulator Wolbachia can impact sex ratios of its arthropod host by different mechanisms, ultimately promoting the spread of infection across a population. One of these reproductive phenotypes, parthenogenesis induction (PI), is characterized by the asexual production of female offspring, which in many cases results in an entirely female population. Cases of Wolbachia-mediated PI are most common in the order Hymenoptera, specifically in parasitoid wasps. The complex sex determination pathways of hymenopterans, their diverse life histories, the multiple cytogenetic mechanisms of PI, and the lack of males make functional studies of parthenogenesis induction challenging. Here, we describe the mechanisms of PI, outline methods to recognize and cure PI-Wolbachia infection, and note possible complications when working with PI-Wolbachia strains and their parthenogenetic hosts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Methods in Molecular Biology |
Publisher | Humana Press Inc. |
Pages | 55-68 |
Number of pages | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2024 |
Publication series
Name | Methods in Molecular Biology |
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Volume | 2739 |
ISSN (Print) | 1064-3745 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1940-6029 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2024.
Keywords
- Arrhenotoky
- Asexual
- Haplodiploidy
- Parasitoids
- Parthenogenesis
- Thelytoky
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article