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| Title |
First empirical evidence of naturally occurring androgenesis in vertebrates
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| Published in |
Royal Society Open Science, May 2017
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| DOI | 10.1098/rsos.170200 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Miguel Morgado-Santos, Sara Carona, Luís Vicente, Maria João Collares-Pereira |
| Abstract |
Androgenesis among vertebrates is considered a rare phenomenon, with some cases reported so far, but linked to experiments involving gamete manipulation (artificial androgenesis). Herein, we report the first empirical evidence of the natural occurrence of spontaneous androgenesis in a vertebrate, the Squalius alburnoides allopolyploid complex. A genetically screened random sample of a natural population was allowed to reproduce in an isolated pond without any human interference, and the viable offspring obtained was later analysed for paternity. Both nuclear and mitochondrial markers showed that the only allodiploid fish found among all the allotriploid offspring was androgenetically produced by an allodiploid male. This specimen had no female nuclear genomic input, and the sequence of the mitochondrial fragment examined differed from that of the male progenitor, matching one of the parental females available in the pond, probably the mother. The possible role of androgenesis in the reproductive dynamics of this highly successful vertebrate complex is discussed. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 72 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 35% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 10% |
| Japan | 5 | 7% |
| Australia | 3 | 4% |
| Germany | 3 | 4% |
| Sweden | 2 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 23 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 36 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 34 | 47% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 1% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 31 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 31 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 6 | 19% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 16% |
| Unknown | 9 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 39% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 23% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 8 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 77. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 May 2023.
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