Gene expression analysis of parthenogenetic embryonic development of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, suggests that aphid parthenogenesis evolved from meiotic oogenesis.
Aphids exhibit a form of phenotypic plasticity, called polyphenism, in which genetically identical females reproduce sexually during one part of the life cycle and asexually (via parthenogenesis) during the remainder of the life cycle. The molecular basis for aphid parthenogenesis is unknown. Cytolo...
| Published in: | PLoS ONE |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4264872?pdf=render |