Meaning of xenoparity | Babel Free

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The condition of being xenoparous.

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“We suggest⟳ defining such females as xenoparous, meaning they need⟳ to produce⟳ individuals of another species as part of their life cycle. This shows the evolution of xenoparity (xeno-, meaning ‘foreign, strange, different’, and -parity, meaning ‘produce⟳, bring⟳ forth, give⟳ birth’), which is the need⟳ to propagate another species’ genome by means of its own⟳ eggs. Transition towards xenoparity seems to result⟳ from sexual evolution along a parasitism–mutualism continuum.”

“They say⟳, "Transition towards xenoparity seems to result⟳ from sexual evolution along a parasitism–mutualism continuum. Similar to several other harvester ant species, M. ibericus first transitioned into obligate sperm parasitism, a situation in which they lost the ability to produce⟳ workers by themselves due to epistatic incompatibilities or selfish caste-biasing genotypes."”

““Beyond ants, this shows for the first time the evolution of xenoparity, which is the need⟳ to propagate another species’ genome by means of its own⟳ eggs,” Romiguier said.”

“Iberian harvester ant queens have⟳ been observed tracking down males of a different species, a phenomenon known as sperm parasitism. However, this was time-consuming, so Iberian harvester ants took a different approach⟳. [...] Xeno means “alien”, while parous means “produce⟳”. This is the first instance of xenoparity, which is the ability to pass⟳ on another species’ genome through its own⟳ eggs.”

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