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GENETIC ANALYSIS OF A
PHOTOSYNTHESIZING SEA SLUG,
ELYSIA CHLOROTICA
Letitia Da Ros, Belinda To, Cait Murphy, Bettie Yim, Carolyn
Pogorzelec
Forestry 302
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Outline Process of endosymbiosis Elysia chlorotica Vaucheria litorea Maintaining the plastid Incorporation of V. litorea genes into E. chlorotica
genome
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Process of Endosymbiosis
Primary Secondary Tertiary Kleptoplasty
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Elysia chlorotica
Appearance Vibrant green colour No shell Shape similar to a leaf 2-3cm in size, can get as big as
6cm
Usually found in salt water along the east coast of the United States (particularly North Carolina) but can be found near Nova Scotia, Canada
Reproduction Hermaphrodite - Ovotestis No self fertilization Produce eggs and sperm Maximum effective population
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Elysia chlorotica’sLife Cycle
Eggs laid by 9-10 month old E. chlorotica
Eggs hatch 4-5 days after being laid
Larvae feed on unicellular algae for ~5 days before acquire ability to consume multi-cellular algae
Once mature larvae introduced to V. litorea, larvae transforms to a juvenile slug
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To become a pigmented adult, the slug must consume V. litorea for several days to ensure chloroplast stability in digestive cells.
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Elysia chlorotica Digestive Organs
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Vaucheria litoriaAppearance Yellow-green colour Thin cell wall, can easily be
punctured by E. chlorotica’s radula
Incorporation into sea slug
Contents of algae sucked out and moved to diverticula
Chloroplasts phagocytosed into digestive cells
2 layered membrane formed
Waste discarded
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Juvenile slug eating V. litoria for the first time
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Plastid Stability
Algae nuclei
Animal proteins
Small amount of necessary proteins
Exceptional plastids
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Plastid Stability Continued Protein production
Vertical gene transfer Photosystem I, Calvin Cycle, Light-harvesting
Complex I, Proteases Horizontal gene transfer
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Horizontal Gene Transfer
What is it? Proteins in slug directly used by plastid Tree of life Evidence
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Horizontal Gene Transfer
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Questions?