Evolution of alternative reproductive systems inBacillusstick insects
Guillaume Lavanchy,
Alexander Brandt,
Marc Bastardot
et al.
Abstract:Reproduction is a key feature of all organisms, yet the way in which it is achieved varies greatly across the tree of life. One striking example of this variation is the stick insect genusBacillus, in which five different reproductive modes have been described: sex, facultative and obligate parthenogenesis, and two highly unusual reproductive modes: hybridogenesis and androgenesis. Under hybridogenesis, the entire genome from the paternal species is eliminated, and replaced each generation by mating with the c… Show more
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