Reproductive biology: A genetic recipe for parthenogenesis

Jonathon M Thomalla; Mariana F Wolfner

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.07.055

Reproductive biology: A genetic recipe for parthenogenesis

Curr Biol. 2023 Sep 11;33(17):R904-R906. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.07.055.

Authors

Jonathon M Thomalla¹, Mariana F Wolfner²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
² Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. Electronic address: mariana.wolfner@cornell.edu.

Abstract

New work reveals differences in oogenic gene expression between parthenogenetic and sexually reproducing Drosophila mercatorum strains. Recapitulating those changes in D. melanogaster oocytes induced parthenogenesis in this normally sexually reproducing species, providing molecular insight into how these reproductive modes arise.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Biology
Drosophila melanogaster* / genetics
Drosophila*
Oocytes
Parthenogenesis / genetics

Grants and funding

R03 HD101732/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States