dwarf male Flashcards

1
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females

A

gut-less, acid-oozing, housing symbionts

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2
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Lecitotrophic larva, sexual dimorphism

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Macroscopic females & microscopic males

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3
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HOW? Do male Osedax exemplify progenesis ?

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paedomorphosis

‘Early offset of somatic growth in larval/juvenile stage’

possibly caused by early/accelerated maturation”

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4
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O. PRIAPUS

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Evolutionary reversal to ancestral stage - a species w/ large sessile males

Smaller size of females effectively increases the resources available

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5
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Morphological characterization of
life stages

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▸ Age
▸ Shape
▸ Ciliation
▸ Glands
▸ Chaetae
▸ Muscles
▸ Nerves

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6
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Transcriptomic characterization of
life stages

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Differential gene expression of
multiple single individuals of each life
stage (optimized pipeline)

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7
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how fast is sex differentiation

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3+ weeks for females
few days for males

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