Abstract
AbstractAlthough parasite-mediated selection is thought to be a major driver of host evolution, its influence on genetic variation for parasite resistance is not yet well understood. We monitored a large population of the planktonic crustacean Daphnia magna over eight years, as it underwent yearly epidemics of the bacterial pathogen Pasteuria ramosa. We observed a cyclical pattern of resistance evolution: resistant phenotypes increased in frequency throughout the epidemics, but susceptibility was restored each spring when hosts hatched from sexual resting stages, a phenomenon described as genetic slippage in response to sex. Collecting and hatching D. magna resting stages across multiple seasons showed that largely resistant host populations can produce susceptible offspring through recombination. Resting stages produced throughout the planktonic season accurately represent the hatching population cohort of the following spring. A genetic model of resistance developed for this host–parasite system, based on multiple loci and strong epistasis, is in partial agreement with these findings. Our results reveal that, despite strong selection for resistance in a natural host population, genetic slippage after sexual reproduction has the potential to maintain genetic diversity of host resistance.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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