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Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes

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Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes. / Jaron, Kamil S; Parker, Darren J; Anselmetti, Yoann et al.
In: Science Advances, Vol. 8, No. 8, eabg3842, 23.02.2022.

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Jaron, KS, Parker, DJ, Anselmetti, Y, Tran Van, P, Bast, J, Dumas, Z, Figuet, E, François, CM, Hayward, K, Rossier, V, Simion, P, Robinson-Rechavi, M, Galtier, N & Schwander, T 2022, 'Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes', Science Advances, vol. 8, no. 8, eabg3842. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg3842

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Jaron, K. S., Parker, D. J., Anselmetti, Y., Tran Van, P., Bast, J., Dumas, Z., Figuet, E., François, C. M., Hayward, K., Rossier, V., Simion, P., Robinson-Rechavi, M., Galtier, N., & Schwander, T. (2022). Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes. Science Advances, 8(8), Article eabg3842. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg3842

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Jaron KS, Parker DJ, Anselmetti Y, Tran Van P, Bast J, Dumas Z, Figuet E, François CM, Hayward K, Rossier V, et al. 2022. Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes. Science Advances. 8(8):Article eabg3842. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg3842

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Jaron, Kamil S et al. "Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes". Science Advances. 2022. 8(8). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg3842

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Jaron KS, Parker DJ, Anselmetti Y, Tran Van P, Bast J, Dumas Z et al. Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes. Science Advances. 2022 Feb 23;8(8):eabg3842. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg3842

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Jaron, Kamil S ; Parker, Darren J ; Anselmetti, Yoann et al. / Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes. In: Science Advances. 2022 ; Vol. 8, No. 8.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes

AU - Jaron, Kamil S

AU - Parker, Darren J

AU - Anselmetti, Yoann

AU - Tran Van, Patrick

AU - Bast, Jens

AU - Dumas, Zoé

AU - Figuet, Emeric

AU - François, Clémentine M

AU - Hayward, Keith

AU - Rossier, Victor

AU - Simion, Paul

AU - Robinson-Rechavi, Marc

AU - Galtier, Nicolas

AU - Schwander, Tanja

PY - 2022/2/23

Y1 - 2022/2/23

N2 - The shift from sexual reproduction to parthenogenesis has occurred repeatedly in animals, but how the loss of sex affects genome evolution remains poorly understood. We generated reference genomes for five independently evolved parthenogenetic species in the stick insect genus Timema and their closest sexual relatives. Using these references and population genomic data, we show that parthenogenesis results in an extreme reduction of heterozygosity and often leads to genetically uniform populations. We also find evidence for less effective positive selection in parthenogenetic species, suggesting that sex is ubiquitous in natural populations because it facilitates fast rates of adaptation. Parthenogenetic species did not show increased transposable element (TE) accumulation, likely because there is little TE activity in the genus. By using replicated sexual-parthenogenetic comparisons, our study reveals how the absence of sex affects genome evolution in natural populations, providing empirical support for the negative consequences of parthenogenesis as predicted by theory.

AB - The shift from sexual reproduction to parthenogenesis has occurred repeatedly in animals, but how the loss of sex affects genome evolution remains poorly understood. We generated reference genomes for five independently evolved parthenogenetic species in the stick insect genus Timema and their closest sexual relatives. Using these references and population genomic data, we show that parthenogenesis results in an extreme reduction of heterozygosity and often leads to genetically uniform populations. We also find evidence for less effective positive selection in parthenogenetic species, suggesting that sex is ubiquitous in natural populations because it facilitates fast rates of adaptation. Parthenogenetic species did not show increased transposable element (TE) accumulation, likely because there is little TE activity in the genus. By using replicated sexual-parthenogenetic comparisons, our study reveals how the absence of sex affects genome evolution in natural populations, providing empirical support for the negative consequences of parthenogenesis as predicted by theory.

U2 - 10.1126/sciadv.abg3842

DO - 10.1126/sciadv.abg3842

M3 - Article

C2 - 35196080

VL - 8

JO - Science Advances

JF - Science Advances

SN - 2375-2548

IS - 8

M1 - eabg3842

ER -