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Demonstration of Parthenogenetic Reproduction in a Pet Ball Python (Python regius) through Analysis of Early-Stage Embryos
| العنوان: | Demonstration of Parthenogenetic Reproduction in a Pet Ball Python (Python regius) through Analysis of Early-Stage Embryos |
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| المؤلفون: | Francesco Di Ianni, Sara Albarella, Alessandro Vetere, Marco Torcello, Michela Ablondi, Mariagiulia Pugliano, Susanna Di Mauro, Pietro Parma, Francesca CIOTOLA |
| المساهمون: | Di Ianni, Francesco, Albarella, Sara, Vetere, Alessandro, Torcello, Marco, Ablondi, Michela, Pugliano, Mariagiulia, Di Mauro, Susanna, Parma, Pietro, Ciotola, Francesca |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | IRIS Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | P. regiu, PCR, VNTR, genetic, parthenogenesi, reptiles |
| الوصف: | Parthenogenesis is an asexual form of reproduction, normally present in various animal and plant species, in which an embryo is generated from a single gamete. Currently, there are some species for which parthenogenesis is supposed but not confirmed, and the mechanisms that activate it are not well understood. A 10-year-old, wild-caught female ball python (Python regius) laid four eggs without any prior contact with a male. The eggs were not incubated and, after 3 days, were submitted to the University of Parma for analysis due to the suspicion of potential embryo presence. Examination of the egg content revealed residual blood vessels and a small red spot, indicative of an early-stage embryo. DNA was extracted from the three deceased embryos and from the mother's blood, five microsatellites were analyzed to ascertain the origin of the embryos. The captive history data, together with the genetic microsatellite analysis approach, demonstrated the parthenogenetic origin of all three embryos. The embryos were homozygous for each of the maternal microsatellites, suggesting a terminal fusion automixis mode of development. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:001076598700001; volume:14; issue:9; firstpage:1744; journal:GENES; https://hdl.handle.net/11588/944639 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/genes14091744 |
| الاتاحة: | https://hdl.handle.net/11588/944639 https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14091744 |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.319991A |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.3390/genes14091744 |
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