Hermaphroditic freshwater clams in the genus Corbicula produce non-reductional spermatozoa with somatic DNA content
Hermaphroditic freshwater clams in the genus Corbicula produce non-reductional spermatozoa with somatic DNA content
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DOI:
10.2307/1542934
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发表时间:
1997-12-01
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
Kawamura, K
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作者:
Komaru, A;Konishi, K;Kawamura, K
Hermaphroditic freshwater clams in the genus Corbicula produce non-reductional spermatozoa, The DNA content of spermatozoa was almost identical with that of somatic cells in C. leana from Mie Prefecture, Japan. Hermaphroditic C. aff. fluminea from Saga Prefecture and C. fluminea from Taiwan also produce non-reductional spermatozoa. On the other hand, spermatozoa of the dioecious C. sandai had half the DNA found in somatic cells. Analysis of chromosome numbers suggests that C. leana (3n = 54 in somatic cells and 18 in meiotic cells) from Mie Prefecture and C. aff, fluminea (2n = 36 in gills and 18 bivalents in meiotic cells) from Saga Prefecture are triploids and diploids, respectively. C. leana, C. aff. fluminea, and C. fluminea may lack either first or second meiosis, resulting in non-reductional spermatozoa. We assume that gynogenetic reproduction occurs in both species; maternal chromosomes are also non-reductional, and spermatozoa activate development of the eggs, but do not contribute to the offspring.