Genetic Variation for the Sex Ratio in NASONIA VITRIPENNIS
AUTOR(ES)
Parker, E. Davis
RESUMO
We detected genetic variation for the sex ratio in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis by analysis of inbred lines and with an artificial selection experiment. Sex ratios differed significantly among five independently isolated lines. Furthermore, sex ratio in broods produced by single females in single hosts shifted from 80–90% female to 50–55% female in 13 to 15 generations in each of two replicate selection lines. The final sex ratios of both selection lines were significantly lower than any of the inbred line sex ratios. Backcrosses revealed that the selection response was due to nuclear genes acting through the female parent. In light of known facultative sex ratio behavior and major genes affecting sex ratio in Nasonia, our results suggest that population and individual sex ratios in this species are molded by processes at both genetic and behavioral levels.
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