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Toubiana, William. "Towards an adaptive and genomic understanding of an exaggerated secondary sexual trait in water striders." Thesis, Lyon, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LYSEN058/document.
Full textFrom the DNA molecule to the more complex phenotypes, variation is a universal process in life and living organisms. The innumerable differences that exist between species are probably one of the most manifest examples. Yet, all this diversity would never have occurred in nature without some pre-existing divergence within species. One of the most striking examples of intraspecies variation appears in sexual organisms, between males and females. Understanding the environmental and genetic factors influencing sexual divergence is a longstanding question in evolutionary biology. To this end, I focus here on a new insect model system, Microvelia longipes, which has the particularity to have evolved an extreme case of sexual dimorphism in the rear legs. Males display exaggerated long rear legs compared to females but also an extreme variability in these leg lengths from one male to another. We identified that M. longipes males use their exaggerated legs as weapons during male-male competition. Males with longer legs have more chance to access females on egg-laying sites and therefore increase their reproductive success. Moreover, fitness assays and comparative studies between Microvelia species revealed that the intensity of male competition was associated with the exaggeration and hypervariability of the rear legs in M. longipes males. In a second approach, we studied the developmental and genomic basis of this sexual dimorphism through a comparative transcriptomic analysis and identified genes and genomic regions associated with male exaggerated legs and ultimately with sexual selection. Overall, the integrative approach used in this work allows to establish Microvelia longipes as a promising new model system to study the influence of sexual selection in adaptive evolution
Rain, Franco Angel. "Consequences of environmental disturbances on community structure and functioning of aquatic prokaryotes." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2021. https://theses.hal.science/tel-03730170.
Full textMicrobes are impacted by environmental disturbances affecting the functional stability of microbial communities. However, their responses are complex, difficult to elucidate and the mechanics of functional stability are still poorly understood. In this thesis, I investigated microbial responses to environmental disturbances from single populations to complex communities. For the single population approach, we addressed the transcriptional response of single bacterial populations with varying niche breadths along an environmental gradient. To address the consequences of disturbances at the community level, we have established and tested a protocol for cryopreserving complex microbial communities to improve the replicability of experimental studies with natural microbial aquatic community assemblies as inoculum sources. Furthermore, we have experimentally exposed complex aquatic microbial communities to pulsed disturbances to study the consequences of such disturbances on community structural changes and broad functional parameters, such as bacterial growth efficiency. Finally, we have inspected in more detail the consequences of pulsed disturbances on processes involved in nitrogen cycling. During this thesis, I particularly focused on isolates and communities that originated from coastal aquatic habitats that provide important ecosystem services
Barry, Pierre. "Rôles des contraintes génomiques et des traits d'histoire de vie dans la spéciation : une approche de génomique comparative." Thesis, Université de Montpellier (2022-….), 2022. http://www.theses.fr/2022UMONG007.
Full textSpeciation is the evolutionary process through which a species splits into two lineages that diverge and accumulate reproductive barriers, until complete reproductive isolation is achieved. During this process, the diverging lineages can still exchange genes by hybridisation, but gene flow is progressively restricted by the accumulation of barriers. This results in semi-permeable genomes, whereby some loci exchange freely between lineages and remain undifferentiated while others do not introgress, thus contributing to the establishment of divergent genomic regions, called genomic islands of speciation. The study of the establishment, accumulation, erosion and maintenance of these barriers and their effects on the semipermeability of the genomes of lineages undergoing speciation helps to understand how new species are formed. The advent of high-throughput sequencing techniques has made it possible to characterise the genomic landscape of divergence in multiple lineages undergoing speciation across the tree of life. These studies have shown the influence of the demographic history and genomic architecture as major determinants of the genomic landscape of divergence. However, other factors could intervene and explain the diversity of evolutionary trajectories that may or may not lead to speciation. The main objective of this thesis is to assess the impact of species' life history traits on speciation. We have chosen to study 20 marine fish species subdivided into two lineages (Atlantic and Mediterranean), and presenting a wide diversity of degrees of divergence and life history traits. These traits are thought to impact on the intensity of genetic drift, dispersal abilities and generation time of the species. In the first chapter, we studied the determinants of genetic diversity, the substrate on which divergence is built during the initial separation of lineages. We observed that adult longevity of marine fishes is negatively correlated w ith genetic diversity, and we demonstrated that this relationship could be explained by a greater variance in reproductive success in long-lived species due to reproductive strategies specific to marine fishes (high juvenile mortality, low adult mortality and increased fecundity with age). Then, in a second chapter, we discovered a great diversity of evolutionary histories between species, characterised by a strong gradient of genetic divergence between Atlantic and Mediterranean lineages. This gradient partly reflects the level of semi-permeability of the genomes. Species with low differentiation show low reproductive isolation, whereas the most highly differentiated species show almost complete reproductive isolation. Species' life history traits partly explain this diversity in isolation levels via different mechanisms. Larval duration negatively influences genetic differentiation by modulating dispersal capacities, the effect of body size indicates a negative effect of long-term abundance on divergence, while longevity seems to impact the number of generations elapsed since ancestral separation. In conclusion, the 20 species studied show a surprising variability of evolutionary histories considering the similarities of their biogeographic history and genomic architecture. The relationships between life-history traits and the evolutionary history of the species proved to be complex, but we were nevertheless able to shed light on some of them by decomposing the involvement of traits in the different stages of speciation. The application of the comparative genomics approach developed in this thesis to other suture zones will further extend our knowledge of the determinants of the tempo and mode of speciation
Croué, Iola. "Évaluation génétique et génomique de nouveaux caractères en bovins laitiers." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017SACLA033/document.
Full textThe implementation of genomic selection makes possible the inclusion of new traits in breeding goals, by taking advantage of the opportunities coming from the increased genetic trend on traits currently under selection. Breeders, breeding companies and society all have changing expectations regarding genetic selection. Two groups of new traits were analyzed in the context of genetic improvement of dairy cattle: carcass traits of young bulls in dual-purpose breeds and claw health traits in Holstein, in order to prepare the implementation of genetic and genomic selection on these traits. For both sets of traits, suitable genetic evaluation models were developed and genetic parameters were estimated. Genetic parameters reveal that genetic selection of carcass traits of young bulls appears to be fairly easy and that selection of claw health traits is going to be more difficult, but possible, given the existing genetic variation. They also highlight that there is no strong negative genetic correlation between carcass traits of young bulls and dairy production traits. Finally, they reveal that there are two genetically distinct groups of claw health traits. Several strategies to account for non-exhaustive recording of cows for trimming were tested. Several evaluation approaches were compared. For both sets of traits, Single-Step Genomic BLUP was the most promising approach, although other (two-step) genomic approaches allowed for relatively similar accuracies and control of bias. These studies led to the implementation of routine genetic and genomic evaluations for both sets of traits, for which a usual two-step genomic approach was preferred over Single-Step Genomic BLUP for consistency with the current evaluation of other traits. However these two examples illustrate the benefit of implementing routine Single-Step Genomic BLUP evaluations. The main questions and principal steps identified in these studies were gathered into tentative guidelines for the development of genetic evaluations for new traits
Cortijo, Sandra. "Etude des variations épigénétiques liées aux séquences répétées comme source de changements phénotypiques héritables chez Arabidopsis thaliana." Phd thesis, Université Paris Sud - Paris XI, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00742834.
Full textFiguet, Emeric. "Impact génomique des stratégies d'histoire de vie et reconstruction de traits ancestraux chez les amniotes." Thesis, Montpellier, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015MONTS101/document.
Full textUnderstanding the reciprocal influence between genotype and phenotype has been a long-standing goal of modern biology. Many aspects of evolution at the molecular level are well known to respond to demographic or life history characteristics of species. In particular, the nearly-neutral theory postulates that small populations accumulate a heavier load of slightly deleterious substitutions in their genome as a result of increased genetic drift. Base composition has also been shown to reflect the influence of macroscopic parameters through the mechanism of GC-biased gene conversion. However, the development and empirical validation of these theories are mostly based on a restricted diversity of organisms, in which mammals stand as a major contributor. In this thesis, using a comparative approach and tens of transcriptomes, we aimed at extending to Amniota our understanding of the determinants of molecular evolutionary patterns. With the incorporation of all clades of reptiles, we confirmed the major role of the effective population size on species ability to purge deleterious amino-acid changes, while revealing a paradoxical response of the dN/dS ratio in birds, raising a stimulating enigma. The biased gene conversion also emerged as the main driver of coding sequence GC content in vertebrates, including reptiles and fishes, whose genomic homogeneity had kept its signal hidden for long. In parallel, the relations between life-history traits and molecular parameters have enabled us to investigate and make progress in the field of ancestral body mass reconstruction. We focused on the Cetartiodactyla order, a group which is mainly characterized by large extant species (such as camel, giraffe or whales). The combined analysis of the yet untested mitochondrial marker and nuclear genes, including 21 newly sequenced transcriptomes, testified in favor of the singular result of a small cetartiodactyl ancestor, in agreement with the palaeontological record, demonstrating the strong potential of DNA sequences to reveal the past of organisms
Tran, Thanh-Son. "Etudes génomiques chez la poule : applications à la résistance au portage de salmonelles et la digestibilité." Thesis, Tours, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013TOUR4013/document.
Full textThe QTL detection protocols vary depending on the model studied, because they depend on many parameters. This thesis has focused on how to adapt these protocols through two examples of QTL detection in Chicken, using two different statistical methods: maximum likelihood (ML) and linear regression (LR), which results were compared on two examples. Initially, QTLs controlling resistance to Salmonella carrier-state have been identified, of small effects and whose positions vary according to the method. In a second step, QTLs controlling digestibility and anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tract were identified with similar results for both methods. Many QTLs of small to moderate effects were identified. The results of this thesis show that the comparison of the two methods is always helpful as under certain conditions the results may vary with the method
Brachi, Benjamin. "Étude de la variation naturelle de traits phénologiques chez Arabidopsis thaliana par une approche de génomique écologique." Thesis, Lille 1, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010LIL10112/document.
Full textTwo complementary approaches need to be considered in the study of adaptation. The first approach aims at describing the genetic architectures and the genetic bases of phenotypic variation in order to better understand the adaptive walk followed by natural populations toward a phenotypic optimum. The second approach aims to identify the environmental grain of the ecological factors acting as selective pressures in natural populations. In this work we studied the natural variation of phenological traits in Arabidopsis thaliana. We used a powerful combination of genome wide association (GWA) mapping and traditional QTL mapping to fine map the genetics of phenological traits measured under two environments. This dual mapping strategy revealed a strong environmental dependency of both allelic effect and identity of the genes underlying natural variation, but also that natural A. thaliana populations may have followed different adaptive walks. A. thaliana populations were sampled according a hierarchical geographic pattern and characterized ecologically, phenologically and genetically. This strategy revealed that phenological traits were adaptive to fine-grained environmental conditions defined by both climate and soil conditions. In the study of the adaptive walks followed by A. thaliana natural populations, this two sided approach, combining both genomics and ecology, suggests that the description of the genetic architectures and the identification of causal genes should be performed at different spatial scales, following a hierarchical geographic design, and that phenotypes must be measured in ecologically realistic conditions
Hallin, Johan Henning. "Élucider les facteurs génétiques à l'origine de la variabilité des populations par phénomique et génomique de masse." Thesis, Université Côte d'Azur (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018AZUR4010/document.
Full textThe phenotypic variation between individuals in a population is of crucial importance. It allows populations to evolve to novel conditions by the natural selection of beneficial traits. Variation in traits can be caused by genetic or environmental factors. This work endeavors to study the genetic factors that underlie phenotypic variation in order to understand how variation can be created from one generation to the next; to know what genetic mechanisms are most prominent; to learn how variation can extend beyond the parents; and finally, to use this in order to predict phenotypes of unknown genetic constellations. We used large scale phenomics and genomics to give an unprecedented decomposition of the phenotypic variation in a large population of diploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. Constructing phased outbred lines by large scale crosses of sequenced haploid strains allowed us to infer the genetic makeup of more than 7,000 colonies. We measured the growth of these strains and decomposed the phenotypic variation into its genetic components. In addition, we mapped additive and nonadditive quantitative trait loci, we investigated the occurrence of heterosis and its genetic basis, and using the same populations we used phenotypic and genetic data to predict traits with near perfect accuracy. By using the phased outbred line approach, we succeeded in giving a conclusive account of what genetic factors define phenotypic variation in a diploid population, and in accurately predicting phenotypes from genetic and phenotypic data. Beyond the phased outbred line project, I am currently investigating the genetic basis of gamete inviability and complex traits in intraspecies yeast hybrids. Using 9,000 sequenced gametes from six different hybrids we aim to characterize their recombination landscape and how the genetic background influences it. Furthermore, we have phenotyped these gametes in nine conditions and will dissect the genetic architecture of these traits across multiple genomic backgrounds
Saclier, Nathanaëlle. "Origine des variations de taux d’évolution moléculaire inter-spécifiques : apport d’un modèle génomique en milieu souterrain." Thesis, Lyon, 2019. https://n2t.net/ark:/47881/m69p310z.
Full textThe rate at which DNA accumulates substitutions varies widely among species. Rate variations have been imputed to species intrinsic features (metabolic rate, life history traits) or to the environment characteristics (ionizing radiations, selection pressure). The aim of this PhD project was to investigate the main hypotheses explaining variations in the rate of molecular evolution between species. To achieve that, we combined the unique properties of subterranean isopods from the Asellidae family and high-throughput sequencing data from the nuclear and mitochondrial genome. Asellidae species have made multiple independent transitions to subterranean environments where subterranean species have repeatedly evolved a lower metabolic rate, a longer lifespan and a longer generation time. Moreover, because they are poor dispersers, they are exposed to the same environment across many generations, allowing us to compare species with long-term contrasted features in term of life history traits and environmental characteristics. We found that generation time negatively impact the rate of molecular evolution in the nuclear genome whereas the mitochondrial rate remained unchanged. We also found an increase of the mutation rate for species living in naturally highly radioactive environments. Finally, the study of the rate of molecular evolution variation at a global scale brought forward a systematic bias which needs to be taken into account in studying the link between the mutation rate and diversification
De, Gracia Marie. "Génomique évolutive de l'agent pathogène de la tavelure du pommier, Venturia inaequalis, dans le cadre de la domestication de son hôte." Thesis, Angers, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014ANGE0010/document.
Full textPhenotypic and genetic changes occurring during the process of domestication are well described in plants. However, the impact of domestication in life history traits of their pathogens has been poorly studied. In particular, what are the consequences on the life history traits of pathogens that switch from the wild habitat characterized by a high host genetic and spatial heterogeneity to a much more dense and genetically homogeneous agroecosystems? Have pathogen’s genomes particular signatures of demographic changes or of selection related to the domestication of their host? Here we focused on the fungus Venturia inaequalis, causal agent of apple scab, that shares in Central Asia the same center of origin of its wild endemic host Malus sieversii. In the first part of this work we retrace evolutionary history of a population from the wild that was responsible for the rapid breakdown of the Vf resistance gene in apple orchards. We then highlight the threat of wild habitat to scab resistance apple cultivars and thus the necessity to take into account the wild in the management of resistance genes. In the second part, a comparative study based on phenotypic and genomic data was carried out between two populations sampled in Kazakhstan on M. sieversii, either in anthropized areas or in non anthropized area, the latter being identified as a relic of the ancestral population of V. inaequalis. These two populations were genetically differentiated and partially reproductively isolated. The use of two methods of inference (ABC and dadi) based on the alignment of 10 994 genes sampled in the two populations revealed a complex history of a secondary contact event. The fungus would have first followed its host worldwide by "Host-tracking" during the domestication process and then very recently it would re-exchange genes with its ancestral population in Kazakhstan. Secondary contact context is particularly favorable to detect genetic incompatibilities, this particular situation could then allow identification of genes involved in adaptation to habitat (cultivated apple versus M. sieversii) and in post-zygotic reproductive isolation. Analysis of 36 sequenced genomes has identified more than 602 genes with an index of differentiation (Fst) greater than 0.7, what represents numerous candidates genes of potential barriers to homogeneous gene flow between these two populations. Comparative phenotypic analysis between these two populations such spores size and capacity to sporulate showed that apple domestication would have also modified life history traits of V. inaequalis related to its dispersion. This study has allowed identification of candidate loci potentially involved in changes in life history traits, and genetic barriers in pathogen related to the domestication of apple
Melkonian, Rémy. "Etude de la spécificité d’association béta-rhizobia-Mimosa : approches par l'écologie microbienne et la génomique fonctionnelle." Thesis, Montpellier 2, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012MON20195/document.
Full textBeta-rhizobia are legume symbionts mainly found associated to the Mimosa genus. Diversity studies of Mimosa pudica symbionts in native and introduced areas reveal different diversity patterns of alpha (Rhizobium spp) and beta-rhizobia (Burkholderia, Cupriavidus), with beta-rhizobia being always the main symbionts in the nodules of this legumes species. In this thesis we have studied the symbiotic specificity between beta-rhizobia and M. pudica (and the comparison with alpha-rhizobia) by a dual approach combining the study of bacterial symbiotic traits and the analysis of their transcriptomes in the first steps of symbiosis. We analysed symbiotic traits (nodulation competitiveness, symbiotic efficiency) at intra and interspecific levels on four species of beta-rhizobia and four of alpha-rhizobia. If symbiotic efficiency is similar among all strains, different levels of competitiveness were measured with a strong strain effect largely explained by the species affiliation, B. phymatum and B. tuberum being the most competitive species. Tests on different M. pudica varieties showed an impact on the competitiveness of C. taiwanensis. Symbiotic traits explained in part the symbiont patterns observed in diversity studies in French Guiana (M. pudica native area) and Taiwan (introduced). Root-exudates induced transcriptomes of three bacteria (two beta--rhizobia: B. phymatum STM815, C. taiwanensis LMG19424 and one alpha, R. mesoamericanum STM3625) with contrasted symbiotic traits were compared (by RNAseq). Each bacterium develops a specific strategy linked to its symbiotic traits and the origin of symbiosis in its bacterial group
Zaharia, Alexandra. "Identification des motifs de voisinage conservés dans des contextes métaboliques et génomiques." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018SACLS275/document.
Full textThis thesis fits within the field of systems biology and addresses a problem related to heterogeneous biological networks. It focuses on the relationship between metabolism and genomic context through a graph mining approach.It is well-known that succeeding enzymatic steps involving products of genes in close proximity on the chromosome translate an evolutionary advantage in maintaining this neighborhood relationship at both the metabolic and genomic levels. We therefore choose to focus on the detection of neighboring reactions being catalyzed by products of neighboring genes, where the notion of neighborhood may be modulated by allowing the omission of several reactions and/or genes. More specifically, the sought motifs are trails of reactions (meaning reaction sequences in which reactions may be repeated, but not the links between them). Such neighborhood motifs are referred to as metabolic and genomic patterns.In addition, we are also interested in detecting conserved metabolic and genomic patterns, meaning similar patterns across multiple species. Among the possible variations for a conserved pattern, the presence/absence of reactions and/or genes may be considered, or the different order of reactions and/or genes.A first development proposes algorithms and methods for the identification of conserved metabolic and genomic patterns. These methods are implemented in an open-source pipeline called CoMetGeNe (COnserved METabolic and GEnomic NEighborhoods). By means of this pipeline, we analyze a data set of 50 bacterial species, using data extracted from the KEGG knowledge base.A second development explores the detection of conserved patterns by taking into account the chemical similarity between reactions. This allows for the detection of a class of conserved metabolic modules in which neighboring genes are involved
Ben, Sadoun Sarah. "Optimisation du schéma de sélection chez le blé tendre : apport des prédictions génomiques et des caractères corrélés." Thesis, Université Clermont Auvergne (2017-2020), 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020CLFAC014.
Full textBreeding consists in creating new varieties which combine qualities for several traits of agronomic interest to answer to the market demand. The objective of the phD was to propose strategies using genomic predictions to optimize bread wheat breeding programs in terms of genetic gain under economic constraint. In a first chapter, we tested methods aiming at improving genomic prediction accuracy of a trait that is expensive to measure using a correlated cheap trait, without increasing the budget allocated to phenotyping. We used a multi-trait genomic prediction models. We also developed an index called CDmulti to optimize the choice of a subset of lines to phenotype for two different correlated traits. We showed that multi-trait genomic predictions could be particularly interesting when lines of the validation set, or at least part of them, could be phenotyped for dough strength, which is correlated to bread-making quality and which is cheaper to phenotype. Indeed, this approach allowed to reduce the budget allocated to phenotyping without decreasing the genomic prediction accuracy of bread-making quality. In a second chapter, we developed a stochastic simulation pipeline to compare breeding scheme produce in silico, using genotyping and phenotyping of a reference population. One cycle lasts five years, including one year for crossing, one year for double haploids production, one year for seed multiplication, one year of selection based on either phenotypic value (PS strategy) or genomic predictions (GPS strategy), and one last year of phenotypic selection. For GPS strategy, we can mate the best lines of previous cycle at random or optimise mating using genomic predictions. We showed that GPS strategy with mating optimization is systematically significantly superior to other strategies for all tested parameters (trait heritability, budget, relative intensity of selection at two key steps). The efficiency of GPS strategy without mating optimization was similar to PS. However, the loss of genetic diversity was more intense for GPS strategies, with or without mating optimization. Some complementary modules will be added to this decision tool to simulate more realistic breeding schemes
Kincaid, Smith Julien. "Modification des traits d'histoire de vie au cours de l’hybridation et analyse des mécanismes moléculaires sous- jacents chez les parasites plathelminthes du genre Schistosoma." Thesis, Perpignan, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PERP0028/document.
Full textGlobal changes contribute in modifying species geographical distribution. New interactions between species that have never been in contact before can potentially lead to atypical cases of reproduction, including hybridization. This phenomenon can have strong epidemiological consequences as it can potentially lead to the genesis of hybrid pathogens. The combination of genetic material of distinct species can confer increased capacities to the offspring (hybrid vigor or heterosis), eventually leading to adaptive changes and the emergence of pathogens in non-endemic areas, making them an emerging global threat. This thesis work focuses on schistosomiasis, the second human parasitic disease after malaria and its recent emergence in Europe (Corsica, France). After the identification and genomic characterization of a hybrid parasite between two distinct agents of the disease, S. haematobium in humans and S. bovis in cattle, we conducted an integrative approach to characterize at several scales the invasive capacities and virulence of such parasites. Starting from the field, we set up an experimental evolution protocol aimed at generating first- and second-generation hybrids in the laboratory. We analysed life history trait modifications of these parasites as well as the molecular consequences (genomics and transcriptomics) of this "genomic clash" and we show that hybridization can be a major evolutionary force for parasites
Eoche-Bosy, Delphine. "Génomique de l'adaptation de Globodera pallida aux résistances de la pomme de terre et conséquences sur les traits d'histoire de vie du nématode." Thesis, Rennes, Agrocampus Ouest, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016NSARA078/document.
Full textStudying phenotypic and genomic modifications associated with pathogen adaptation to resistance is a crucial step to better understand and anticipate resistance breakdown. The cyst nematode Globodera pallida is an important pest of potato crops, for which a major resistance QTL, GpaVvrn, has been identified in Solanum vernei. However, the capability of G. pallida populations to adapt to this resistance in only few generations has been highlighted through experimental evolution. In this context, the purposes of this work were (1) to study the nematode life-history traits impacted by adaptation, in order to test for potential existence of a virulence cost, and (2) to identify genomic regions involved in adaptation, through an original approach combining experimental evolution and genome scans on virulent and avirulent lineages. Unexpectedly, we highlighted that adaptation to resistance from S. vernei leads to an increase of virulent individual’s fitness on susceptible host. We were also able to pinpoint candidate genomic regions to adaptation to host plant resistance, containing genes encoding effectors, and especially SPRYSECs, known in cyst nematodes to be involved in suppression of host defense but also in nematode virulence. These results will ultimately be useful in order to conceive sustainable strategies of use of potato resistant cultivars
Jacquin, Laval. "Optimisation des méthodes statistiques d'analyse de la variabilité des caractères à l'aide d'informations génomiques." Thesis, Toulouse, INPT, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014INPT0073/document.
Full textThe advent of high-throughput genotyping nowadays allows better exploitation of the association phenomenon, called linkage disequilibrium (LD), between alleles of different loci on the genome. In this context, the usefulness of some models to fine map quantitative trait locus (QTL) is questioned. The aims of this work were to discriminate between models routinely used for QTL mapping and to provide enlightenment on the best way to exploit LD, when using haplotypes, in order to optimize haplotype-based models. We show that single-marker linkage models, developed twenty years ago, have little interest today with the advent of high-throughput genotyping. In this context, we show that single-marker association models are more advantageous than single-marker linkage models, especially for QTL with a small or moderate effect on the phenotype. The statistical powers and robustness of these models have been studied both theoretically and by simulations, in order to validate the comparison of single-marker association models with single-marker linkage models. However, single-marker models are less efficient than haplotype-based models for making better use of LD in fine mapping of QTL. Mathematical properties related to the multiallelic LD captured by haplotype-based models have been shown, and studied, by the use of a matrix distance defined between two loci on the genome. This distance has been expressed algebraically as a function of the multiallelic LD coefficients. The mathematical properties related to this function show that it is difficult to exploit well multiallelic LD, for a high-throughput genotyping, if one takes into account the partial and total similarity between haplotypes instead of the total similarity only. Studies on real and simulated data illustrate these properties and show a correlation above 0.9 between a statistic based on the matrix distance and mapping results. Hence a new method, based on the matrix distance, which helps to discriminate between models used for mapping is proposed
Romiguier, Jonathan. "Phylogénomique et stratégies d'histoires de vie des mammifères placentaires : apports de la théorie de la conversion génique biaisée." Thesis, Montpellier 2, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012MON20222/document.
Full textFrom mice to whales through humans, placental mammals present astunning diversity. Despite being one of the most studied group ever,mysteries persist about their origin. Indeed, their most basalrelationships still remain uncertain, and nothing is really knownabout the lifestyle of our cretaceous ancestors, these placentalmammals which lived side by side with non-avian dinosaurs during 30My.To answer these evolutionnary questions, comparative genomic studiesof placental mammals have been conducted. One of its originalities isto take into account biased gene conversion. Rigging the geneticlottery, this recombination-associated mechanism involves a reparationbias favouring the G and C nucleotides over the A and T ones, whichmark the mammalian genomic landscapes by inducing localized peaks ofGC-content.This phenomenon has been so far studied in few model species. Theexploration of biased gene conversion in more than 30 mammal genomesled to several key results. In particular, GC content evolution hasproved to be correlated to the longevity and the body mass of species.By linking together molecular evolution and life history traits, thereconstruction of ancestral sequences allowed us to estimate alife-span above 25 years for early placental mammals. This value ismarkedly different from that of mice or shrews, although our mammalianancestors have often been represented as such. In addition to these results, GC-rich genes were found to be prone toproduce false phylogenies. Less affected by recombination associatedartifacts, AT-rich genes are shown to be more reliable, and to supportspecies of African origin as the sister group of all other placentalmammals - perhaps resolving one of the most controversial nodes of themammalian tree.From nucleotide to the birth of a 4,000 species infraclass, this workreveals how molecular evolution can shed new light onour deepest origins
Mozzachiodi, Simone. "Diversification génétique et phénotypique de la levure par réversion de la méiose : ubiquité, mécanisme et applications." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Côte d'Azur, 2021. http://theses.univ-cotedazur.fr/2021COAZ6000.
Full textHybrids are a source of genetic and phenotypic variability as they derive from the merging of two different genomes producing new allelic combinations. Humankind exploited for thousands of years hybrid plants, animals and microbes for their improved performances compared to those of the respective parental species. However, often hybrids represent evolutionary dead ends because of the extremely low viability of their offspring. Thus, hybrid sterility is a significant issue because it limits the improvement of relevant hybrids through classical breeding approaches and more broadly, it hampers hybrid evolution. In this thesis, I took advantage of the remarkable property of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to abort meiosis and Return-To-Growth (RTG) when starved cells in the early meiotic phase encounter a rich nutrient environment. This process induces a reshuffle of the genome generating genome-wide regions of loss-of-heterozygosity (LOH). LOH regions can have a substantial impact on hybrid fitness and can also drive adaptation to stressful conditions. While it was already shown that fertile hybrids derived from the mating of lab strains could perform RTG, we do not know whether strains with different ecological origins, genome structures and level of sterility can evolve through RTG, and if so, to what extent. To answer these questions, I applied the RTG paradigm to several artificial and industrial hybrids and characterized its impact at the genomic and phenotypic level.In the first part of my thesis, I determined to what extent RTG can overcome common post-zygotic sterility barriers described in Saccharomyces. First, I re-analyzed sequencing data of RTG samples derived from a sterile hybrid with defective meiotic machinery and confirmed that the hybrid recombined its genome through RTG despite being incapable of completing meiosis. Following, to explore RTG recombination in different hybrids, I took advantage of a genetic system to measure recombination rates at a single locus during RTG and to isolate samples for whole-genome-sequencing. By using this approach, I showed that intraspecific hybrids with different ecological origins and extreme sterility due to genome structure variation could evolve through RTG. Then, I explored how extreme sequence divergence between S. cerevisiae/S. paradoxus hybrids affects RTG recombination, and I found that recombination is mostly reduced by the mismatch repair system, whose inactivation partially increased the recombination efficiency. Finally, I showed that RTG induced phenotypic diversity in the evolved samples, and I used the phenotypic variability generated for dissecting complex traits between reproductively isolated lineages.In the second part of my thesis, I worked with two industrial polyploid S. cerevisiae intraspecific hybrids and explored RTG in an industrial setting. To demonstrate that these strains were RTG competent, I engineered their genome with the genetic system developed in the first project using CRISPR-Cas9 technology. By analyzing whole-genome-sequencing of the evolved genomes, I found that also industrial polyploid genomes recombine through RTG. Then, I developed a GMO-free method for selecting RTG strains and generated two RTG libraries of recombinant samples. Analysis of their genomes revealed high variability between samples with some having vast regions of LOH. Last, I measured phenotypic variability in the RTG libraries and found that some RTG recombinants were fitter than the original industrial strains in specific environments. This proof of concept showed that RTG represents a new avenue for inducing genetic and phenotypic novelty in sterile industrial hybrids.Overall, my work proved that RTG represents a novel path through which Saccharomyces hybrids can evolve and overcome common post-zygotic sterility barriers and that RTG constitutes a novel GMO-free strategy to generate improved industrial hybrid strains
Segura, Audrey. "Portage animal des Escherichia coli entérohémorragiques : colonisation et interaction avec le microbiote digestif animal." Thesis, Université Clermont Auvergne (2017-2020), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018CLFAC002/document.
Full textEnterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) which represent the fourth pathogen leading to foodborne illness in Europe. Contamination by these pathogens results mainly from the ingestion of food contaminated by feces of bovine, for which the digestive tract appears as the main natural reservoir of EHEC. These pathogens survive in the digestive tract of ruminants, which is healthy carriers, and seem well-adapted to this complex ecosystem. Reducing animal carriage is a strategy of choice to limit EHEC human infections. The aim of this thesis was to increase our knowledge on the physiology and ecology of EHEC in the digestive tract of bovine, a key step to propose, ultimately, different strategies to limit the carriage. Transcriptome analysis of the EHEC O157:H7 reference strain EDL933 allowed the identification of metabolic pathways used by EHEC in different compartments of the digestive tract of the animal. Some carbohydrates, including those from the intestinal mucus layer, and amino acids as well as ethanolamine appear to be important substrates for the survival of EHEC throughout the bovine digestive tract. This transcriptomic study also revealed the activation, by the EHEC strain, of several stress resistance systems encountered in the bovine digestive tract, including toxin/anti-toxin systems. The activation of these systems and the ability to form biofilms have also been observed in a bovine STEC O157:H7 strain, MC2 strain, under conditions mimicking persistence in the environment. Genomic and phenotypic characterization allows this strain to be considered as pathogenic and in vitro and in vivo studies indicated that the MC2 strain was able to persist in the bovine digestive tract but also in the farm environment. The experimental inoculation of bovines with the MC2 strain led to the development, for the first time in France, of a reproducible animal model of carriage and excretion of STEC O157:H7. This model could be used to test in vivo the effect of food additives, such as probiotics, in order to reduce the carriage and excretion of EHEC strains by bovines, and thus limit the contamination of humans
Fortes, Lima César Augusto. "Tracing the genetic origin of african descendants from South America." Thesis, Toulouse 3, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015TOU30237/document.
Full textBackground The transatlantic slave trade, from the 15th to the 19th centuries, changed dramatically the demography of the Americas. Thousands of enslaved Africans managed to escape from the plantations of European colonizers, and formed independent African settlements of free people (or 'Marron'). Here, we study four Noir Marron communities from French Guiana and Surinam, as well as other populations with noteworthy African heritage in Brazil and Colombia, and West African populations in Benin, Ivory Coast, and Mali. To uncover different population histories, these populations were specifically characterized using different genetic markers based on 17 Y-STRs, 96 Y-SNPs, whole mtDNA genome, and genome-wide SNP data (4.5 million autosomal SNP). Results Paternally and maternally inherited DNA highlighted different patterns of sex-biased gene flow in both Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Colombian populations that suggest different preferential marriage behaviours. In sharp contrast, the Noir Marron communities presented the highest African ancestry in all genetic systems analysed (above 98%). These communities have apparently a null gene flow with non-African groups, and also present elevated inbreeding coefficients. In good agreement with linguistic studies, the Noir Marron communities showed a biogeographical ancestry associated with historical West African Kingdoms that existed in modern Benin during the slave trade. Afro-Colombians indicated genetic ancestry linked with the Gold Coast region. While Afro-Brazilian genetic ancestry was linked with the West Central African region, also supported by historical research. Conclusions This study provides specific genetic information in African Americans and thereby helps us to reconstruct broken links with their African past. The Noir Marron communities revealed a remarkably high African identity, which is still linked to Bight of Benin region. The Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Colombian populations present different demographic histories because of their different colonial pasts. Within an appropriate historical framework, genetic ancestry can add further understanding of ethnicity in African populations throughout the Atlantic world
Thifault, Stéphane. "Évaluation neurobiologique des souris spontanément hypertendues : Du vieillissement à la génomique comparative." Thèse, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/2627.
Full textOur studies in this thesis, which led to 4 publications, are divided in two parts. The first part describes the neuropsychological effects of aging in strains of mice genetically selected for high (HBP), low (LBP) or normal blood pressure (NBP). The second part focuses on the genetic determinants of these neuropsychological phenotypes in recombinant congenic strains (RCS) of mice. The first manuscript compares HBP or LBP mice to normotensive controls in tests of exploration, motor coordination, and spatial learning at two age levels: 3 and 12 months. At either age, HBPs were hyperactive in an open field (OF) but not in terms of hole-poking responses. On the contrary, LBPs were hypoactive in the OF and in the hole-board, with the effect on the former measure being limited to the younger cohort. In either cohort, HBP and LBP mice were deficient in subtle aspects of motor coordination, and visuomotor function. These strains may serve as experimental models for the evaluation of beneficial early antihypertensive or antihypotensive treatments on brain function. The second study uses a longitudinal design to compare either HBP or LBP mice to normotensive controls at 2 and 12 months of age for motor coordination, anxiety, and spatial learning. Hyperactivity of HBPs in the OF increased with aging; whereas LBP mice were hypoactive only at 2 months of age. At both age, HBP and LBP mice displayed reduced levels of anxiety in the elevated plus-maze (EPM), abnormal coordination and visuomotor guidance. It remains to determine if these strain-, age-, and test-specific abnormalities are genetically related or secondary to uncontrolled hypertension or hypotension. The following article compares the C57BL/6J (B6) to the A/J inbred mouse strain in exploration of the OF and the hole-board, in the coat-hanger coordination test, and in spatial learning of a water maze. B6 mice displayed a higher number of segment crossings in the open-field and of hole-poking responses than A/J mice. By contrast to their hypo activity, A/J strain were faster in the coat-hanger motor test, but deficient in the submerged but also in the visible platform version of the water maze. These results indicate the considerable potential of genetic models derived from B6 and A/J mice for discerning the determinants of several behavioural phenotypes. In the last manuscript, the genomic loci bearing stress-related phenotypes were dissected by genome wide analysis of linkage in the recombinant congenic strains (RCS), resulting from a cross of B6 and A/J progenitors, each strain bearing 12.5% of specific parts of one progenitor on the background of the other. Adult male mice from 14 A/J and 22 B6 background lines were evaluated for emotional reactivity in the OF and the EPM. Core temperature was monitored by radio-telemetry during immobilization (IM), under standard and salt-enriched diets. In addition, urinary electrolytes were measured. The highest LOD scores strengthen the evidence for a previously reported locus for emotionality in the open-field on Chr 1 (LOD=4.6), in the Ddc region encoding dopa decarboxylase, on Chr 11 in the EPM (LOD=4.7), near Lbp (lipopolysaccharide binding protein), on Chr 2 for initial hypothermia during IM (LOD=4), as well as in the region of Hspca, encoding heat shock protein 1 alpha (48.0 cM) on Chr 12 for Ca++ excretion after a 24 hr-salt load (LOD=4.6). RCS stress QTL overlapped with several candidate loci for cardiovascular disease. In silico evidence of functional polymorphisms by comparative sequence analysis of progenitor strains assisted to ascertain this convergence, then further tested using quantitative PCR for releant genes mRNA. The anxious BcA70 strain showed down regulation of the Atp1a2 gene expression in the heart (P < 0.001) and brain (P < 0.05) compared to its parental B6 strain, compatible with the enhanced emotionality described in knock out animals for this gene, also involved in the salt-sensitive component of hypertension. Functional polymorphisms in regulatory elements of candidate genes of the cardiovascular / inflammatory / immune systems support the hypothesis of genetically-altered environmental susceptibility in cardiovascular disease development.
Houde, Andrée-Anne. "Adiposité et fertilité chez la truie : aspects génomiques." Thèse, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/7201.
Full textLessard, Samuel. "Deciphering causal genetic determinants of red blood cell traits." Thèse, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/19329.
Full textGenome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revealed several genetic variants associated with complex phenotypes. This is the case for red blood cell (RBC) traits, which are particularly amenable to GWAS as they are routinely and accurately measured. Understanding RBC trait variation is important given their significance as clinical markers and modifiers of disease severity. Notably, increased fetal hemoglobin (HbF) production in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients is associated with a higher life expectancy and decreased morbidity. Nonetheless, most variants identified through GWAS fall in non-coding regions of the human genome, increasing the difficulty of identifying causal links. The main goal of this project was to identify and characterize genes influencing complex traits, and in particular RBC phenotypes. First, I developed an approach to identify and test potential gene knockouts affecting anthropometric traits in a large sample from the general population, which did not yield significant associations. Then, I characterized the DNA methylome and transcriptome of erythroblasts differentiated ex vivo from hematopoietic progenitor stem cells (HPSC), and identified several genes potentially implicated in fetal and adult-stage erythroid programs. I also identified microRNAs (miRNA) that show specific developmental expression patterns and that are enriched in inversely expressed targets. Finally, I mapped expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) in erythroblasts, and identify erythroid-specific eQTLs for ATP2B4, the main calcium ATPase of RBCs. These genetic variants are associated with RBC traits and malaria susceptibly, and overlap an erythroid-specific enhancer of ATP2B4. Deletion of this regulatory element using CRISPR/Cas9 experiments in human erythroid cells minimized ATP2B4 expression and increased intracellular calcium levels. In conclusion, large and comprehensive genotyping datasets will be necessary to test the role of rare gene knockouts on complex phenotypes. The transcriptomes and DNA methylomes of erythroblasts show substantial differences correlating with their developmental stages and that may be implicated in HbF production. These results also suggest a strong implication of erythroid enhancers and miRNAs in developmental stage specificity. Finally, characterizing the erythroid-specific enhancer of ATP2B4 suggest that integrating epigenomic, transcriptomic and gene editing experiments can be a powerful approach to characterize non-coding genetic variants. These results implicate ATP2B4 in erythroid cell hydration, which is associated with malaria susceptibility and SCD severity, suggesting that therapies targeting this gene could impact diseases affecting millions of individuals worldwide.