Post-meiotic mechanism of facultative parthenogenesis in gonochoristic whiptail lizard species.
David V. Ho, Duncan Tormey, Aaron T. Odell, Aracely A Newton, Robert R. Schnittker, Diana P. Baumann, William B. Neaves, Morgan R. Schroeder, Rutendo F. Sigauke, Anthony J. Barley, Peter Baumann
The paper investigates facultative parthenogenesis in whiptail lizards, showing that post-meiotic mechanisms, not polar body fusion, cause genome-wide homozygosity and explains associated genetic consequences.
eLife · May 20, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics