温度性逆転は,爬虫類における性遺伝子の投与を意味する
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Dissection of Larval Zebrafish Gonadal Tissue
Published on: April 26, 2017
Alexander E Quinn1, Arthur Georges, Stephen D Sarre
1Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. quinn@aerg.canberra.edu.au
まとめ
高温は爬虫類の遺伝的性別を逆転させ,ZZの雄をフェノタイプの雌に変えます. これは,性決定に関する以前の理解に挑戦し,温度依存性性決定 (TSD) の新たな進化の経路を示唆しています.
科学分野:
- ヘルペトロジー ヘルペトロジー
- 進化生物学の進化生物学について
- 遺伝学 遺伝学とは
背景:
- 爬虫類の性別決定は,典型的には遺伝子 (性染色体) または環境 (温度) によるものです.
- この2つのモードは,以前は相互排他的と考えられていた.
- 女性差異化におけるW染色体の役割は不明でした.
研究 の 目的:
- 遺伝子型性判定と温度依存性判定 (TSD) の相互作用を調査する.
- 潜伏温度が爬虫類における遺伝的性別決定を覆すことができるかどうかを判断する.
- 性別決定メカニズムに対する進化的影響を探求する.
主な方法:
- ZZ/ZW性染色体を持つトカゲの種を研究しました.
- 発達中の化温度を操作する.
- ゲノタイプと温度との関係で観察されたフェノタイプ性発達.
主要な成果:
- 高温のインキュベーションにより,遺伝子型ZZの雄がフェノタイプの雌として発達した.
- W染色体は,これらの条件下で女性の分化に不可欠ではありませんでした.
- Z染色体にある,投与量に敏感な男性を決定する遺伝子が,温度に敏感であることを示す証拠がある.
結論:
- 温度依存性判定 (TSD) は,一部の爬虫類の遺伝子型性判定を覆す可能性があります.
- W染色体は,TSD種の雌性発育に普遍的に必要ではないかもしれません.
- この発見は,TSDの進化と爬虫類における性染色体の役割に関する新しい仮説を提唱しています.
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