Transgenerational plasticity of dispersal‐related traits in a ciliate: genotype‐dependency and fitness consequences
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27 janvier 2022
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Hugo Cayuela et al., « Transgenerational plasticity of dispersal‐related traits in a ciliate: genotype‐dependency and fitness consequences », Serveur académique Lausannois, ID : 10.1111/oik.08846
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Phenotypic plasticity, the ability of one genotype to produce different phenotypes in different environments, plays a central role in species' response to environmental changes. Transgenerational plasticity (TGP) allows the transmission of this environmentally-induced phenotypic variation across generations, and can influence adaptation. To date, the genetic control of TGP, its long-term stability, and its potential costs remain largely unknown, mostly because empirical demonstrations of TGP across many generations in several genetic backgrounds are scarce. Here, we examined how genotype determines the TGP of phenotypic traits related to dispersal, a fundamental process in ecology and evolution. We used an experimental approach in Tetrahymena thermophila, a ciliate model-species, to determine if and how phenotypic changes expressed following a dispersal treatment are inherited over multiple generations. Our results show that morphological and movement traits associated with dispersal are plastic, and that these modifications are inherited over at least 35 generations. The fitness costs and benefits associated with these plastic changes are also transmitted to further generations. We highlight that the genotype modulates the expression and reversibility of transgenerational plasticity of dispersal-related traits and its fitness outcomes. Our study thus suggests that genotype-dependent TGP could play an important role in eco-evolutionary dynamics as dispersal determines gene flow and the long-term persistence of natural populations.