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Escape from an evolutionary dead end: a triploid clone of Gyrodactylus salaris is able to revert to sex and switch host (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae).
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| Author | Ziȩtara, Marek S. Kuusela, Jussi Lumme, Jaakko |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Diploid parthenogenesis, with rare sex, is considered as the basic mode of reproduction among the hermaphroditic and viviparous Gyrodactylus. A particular strain of the monogenean parasite Gyrodactylus salaris (RBT clone) was recognized by an invariable, unique mitochondrial DNA haplotype in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farms. The RBT clone was shown to be triploid and asexual by analyzing a 493 bp sequence of a nuclear DNA marker. Three alleles were present as heterozygous in all 237 individuals sampled in years 2001-2005 from five isolated Finnish farms. The triploid clone probably originated from a diploid oocyte fertilized by a non-self hermaphrodite, most probably in a fish farm. Identical mitochondrial COI gene (1606 bp) was also found in G. salaris parasites on landlocked salmon (Salmo salar) in two rivers draining to the lake Kuitozero, Russian Karelia. In the river Pisto, the clone was triploid, but the diagnostic "short" nuclear allele of the RBT clone was replaced by an allele typical for salmon specific parasites in the Lake Onega. The clone in the river Kurzhma was diploid, having lost the "short" allele, but still heterozygous for the other two alleles of the RBT clone. Evidently, the triploid parthenogenetic RBT clone had produced diploid oocytes, when (as a female) stimulated by a non-self mate in the new environment. The genetic reorganization coincided with a switch to the salmon host. Participation of triploids into the gene pool of the species is rarely reported in animals, and the triploidy is generally considered as an irreversible dead-end of the evolution. Liberalism in ploidy level may significantly add to the evolutionary options available for a parasite in ever-changing environments. |
| Starting Page | 84 |
| Ending Page | 90 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2006.0018-0661.01956.x |
| PubMed reference number | 17362339 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 143 |
| Issue Number | 2006 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://cc.oulu.fi/~jlumme/rbt.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2006.0018-0661.01956.x |
| Journal | Hereditas |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
