2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The origin and possible role of male in hermaphrodite androgenetic Corbicula clam and its genetic diversity by molecular tools
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23570270
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Evolutionary biology
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| Research Institution | Mie University |
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Principal Investigator |
KOMARU Akira 三重大学, 生物資源学研究科, 教授 (10293804)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KAWAMURA Kouichi 三重大学, 生物資源学研究科, 准教授 (80372035)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 雌雄同体 / 雄性発生 / 系統類縁関係 / クローン |
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| Research Abstract |
We tried to clarify the origin of males sympatrically distributed with hermaphrodite androgenetic Corbicula clams and reproductive possibility of male clams. Judging from mitochondrial Cytochrome b gene and nuclear microsatellite 7 markers, The male clams found in Shiga Prefecture not directly derived from hermaphrodite clams distributed in the same location. It is curious that mitochondrial DNA was shared by male and hermaphrodite, although nuclear 28SrDNA was completely different from male and hermaphrodite. These results suggested that the male might reproduce by fertilizing the eggs from hermaphrodite. In this case hermaphrodite clams may show androgenetic development. We also tried the cross experiment between males and hermaphrodites to get the evidence of replacement of nucleus during fertilization. Unfortunately we failed to obtain the active spermatozoa from males by spawning induction.
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