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| RRC ID | 56433 |
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| 著者 | Hanschen ER, Herron MD, Wiens JJ, Nozaki H, Michod RE. |
| タイトル | Multicellularity Drives the Evolution of Sexual Traits. |
| ジャーナル | Am Nat |
| Abstract |
From the male peacock's tail plumage to the floral displays of flowering plants, traits related to sexual reproduction are often complex and exaggerated. Why has sexual reproduction become so complicated? Why have such exaggerated sexual traits evolved? Early work posited a connection between multicellularity and sexual traits such as anisogamy (i.e., the evolution of small sperm and large eggs). Anisogamy then drives the evolution of other forms of sexual dimorphism. Yet the relationship between multicellularity and the evolution of sexual traits has not been empirically tested. Given their extensive variation in both multicellular complexity and sexual systems, the volvocine green algae offer a tractable system for understanding the interrelationship of multicellular complexity and sex. Here we show that species with greater multicellular complexity have a significantly larger number of derived sexual traits, including anisogamy, internal fertilization, and secondary sexual dimorphism. Our results demonstrate that anisogamy repeatedly evolved from isogamous multicellular ancestors and that anisogamous species are larger and produce larger zygotes than isogamous species. In the volvocine algae, the evolution of multicellularity likely drives the evolution of anisogamy, and anisogamy subsequently drives secondary sexual dimorphism. Multicellularity may set the stage for the overall diversity of sexual complexity throughout the Tree of Life. |
| 巻・号 | 192(3) |
| ページ | E93-E105 |
| 公開日 | 2018-9-1 |
| DOI | 10.1086/698301 |
| PMID | 30125231 |
| PMC | PMC6685534 |
| MeSH | Biological Evolution* Chlamydomonas reinhardtii / genetics* Meiosis Sex Characteristics* Volvox / genetics* |
| IF | 3.744 |
| 引用数 | 7 |
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