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A single QTL with large effect is associated with female functional virginity in an asexual parasitoid wasp.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2021
Ma Wen-Juan, Pannebakker Bart A, Li Xuan, Geuverink Elzemiek, Anvar Seyed Yahya, Veltsos Paris, Schwander Tanja, van de Zande Louis, Beukeboom Leo W
Abstract excerpt
During the transition from sexual to asexual reproduction, a suite of reproduction-related sexual traits become superfluous, and may be selected against if costly. Female functional virginity refers to asexual females resisting to mate or not fertilizing eggs after mating. These traits appear to be among the first that evolve during transitions from sexual to asexual reproduction. The genetic basis of female...
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