Experimental Evolution Male and Female Transcriptomics

We used experimental evolution in the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to explore the coupling of direct sexual selection on males with the transcriptomic response in females over microevolutionary timescales to uncover the extent to which post-insemination reproductive traits share a genetic basis between the sexes.

本研究以模式线虫秀丽隐杆线虫（Caenorhabditis elegans）为实验对象，采用实验进化研究方法，探究微进化时间尺度下雄性所受直接性选择与雌性转录组响应之间的耦合关系，以揭示受精后生殖性状在两性间共享遗传基础的程度。