Biomaterial Database

What is enantiotoky, and why doesn't it exist? 2021

Christopher K Starr

Caura Village, Trinidad and Tobago. ckstarr@gmail.com.

Arrhenotoky, in which females arise from fertilized eggs and males from unfertilized eggs, has evolved multiple times in animals, most prominently in the insect order Hymenoptera. An alternative form of haplodiploidy, in which females are haploid and males diploid-here named enantiotoky-is not known to exist. An illustrated thought experiment shows that if it does evolve, it will be very unstable and is expected to disappear very quickly.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010375	Pedigree	The record of descent or ancestry, particularly of a particular condition or trait, indicating individual family members, their relationships, and their status with respect to the trait or condition.	Family Tree,Genealogical Tree,Genealogic Tree,Genetic Identity,Identity, Genetic,Family Trees,Genealogic Trees,Genealogical Trees,Genetic Identities,Identities, Genetic,Tree, Family,Tree, Genealogic,Tree, Genealogical,Trees, Family,Trees, Genealogic,Trees, Genealogical
D012098	Reproduction	The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Human Reproductive Index,Human Reproductive Indexes,Reproductive Period,Human Reproductive Indices,Index, Human Reproductive,Indexes, Human Reproductive,Indices, Human Reproductive,Period, Reproductive,Periods, Reproductive,Reproductive Index, Human,Reproductive Indices, Human,Reproductive Periods
D004171	Diploidy	The chromosomal constitution of cells, in which each type of CHROMOSOME is represented twice. Symbol: 2N or 2X.	Diploid,Diploid Cell,Cell, Diploid,Cells, Diploid,Diploid Cells,Diploidies,Diploids
D005075	Biological Evolution	The process of cumulative change over successive generations through which organisms acquire their distinguishing morphological and physiological characteristics.	Evolution, Biological
D005260	Female		Females
D006238	Haploidy	The chromosomal constitution of cells, in which each type of CHROMOSOME is represented once. Symbol: N.	Haploid,Haploid Cell,Cell, Haploid,Cells, Haploid,Haploid Cells,Haploidies,Haploids
D006927	Hymenoptera	An extensive order of highly specialized insects including bees, wasps, and ants.
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D019849	Sex Determination Processes	The mechanisms by which the SEX of an individual's GONADS are fixed.	Sex Determination Genetics,Protandry,Protogyny,Sex Determination Genetic Processes,Sex Determination Process,Determination Process, Sex,Determination Processes, Sex,Genetics, Sex Determination,Process, Sex Determination,Processes, Sex Determination