Kin conflict in insect societies: a new epigenetic perspective
Kin conflict in insect societies: a new epigenetic perspective
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DOI：
10.1016/j.tree.2012.02.005
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发表时间：
2012-07-01
影响因子：
16.8
通讯作者：
Oldroyd, Benjamin P.
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作者：
Drewell, Robert A.;Lo, Nathan;Oldroyd, Benjamin P.
社会性膜翅目动物（蚂蚁、黄蜂和蜜蜂）具有通过甲基化对 DNA 进行功能修饰所需的所有酶促和遗传机制。甲基化似乎在形成不同种姓的发育过程中发挥着核心作用。然而，DNA 甲基化在群居昆虫中还能发挥其他作用吗？理论论证预测，雄性和雌性膜翅目动物可能会在其雌性后代的生殖潜力方面发生冲突。未来研究的一个令人兴奋的前景是检验蚁后和雄性利用 DNA 甲基化印记配子基因组的可能性，从而以有利于亲本包容性适应性的方式操纵后代的生殖潜力。
The social hymenopterans (ants, wasps and bees) have all the enzymatic and genetic mechanisms necessary for the functional modification of DNA by methylation. Methylation appears to play a central role in shaping the developmental processes that give rise to the different castes. However, could DNA methylation have other roles in social insects? Theoretical arguments predict that male and female hymenopterans can be in conflict over the reproductive potential of their female offspring. An exciting prospect for future research is to examine the possibility that queens and males imprint the genomes of their gametes using DNA methylation to manipulate the reproductive potential of their progeny in ways that favour the inclusive fitness of the parent.