Transitions from sexual to asexual reproduction are often associated with polyploidy and increased chromosomal plasticity in asexuals. We investigated chromosomes in the freshwater ostracod speciesEucypris virens(Jurine, 1820), where sexual, asexual and mixed populations can be found. Our initial karyotyping of multiple populations from Europe and North Africa, both sexual and asexual, revealed a striking variability in chromosome numbers. This would suggest that chromosomal changes are likely to be accelerated in asexuals because the constraints of meiosis are removed. Hence, we employed comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) within and among sexual and asexual populations to get insights intoE. virensgenome arrangements. CGH disclosed substantial genomic imbalances among the populations analyzed, and three patterns of genome arrangement between these populations: 1. Only putative ribosomal DNA (rDNA)-bearing regions were conserved in the two populations compared indicating a high sequence divergence between these populations. This pattern is comparable with our findings at the interspecies level of comparison; 2. Chromosomal regions were shared by both populations to a varying extent with a distinct copy number variation in pericentromeric and presumable rDNA-bearing regions. This indicates a different rate of evolution in repetitive sequences; 3. A mosaic pattern of distribution of genomic material that can be explained as non-reciprocal genetic introgression and evidence of a hybrid origin of these individuals. We show an overall increased chromosomal dynamics inE. virensthat is complementary with available phylogenetic and population genetic data reporting highly differentiated diploid sexual and asexual lineages with a wide variety of genetic backgrounds.

Department Biology 2 Institute for Anthropology and Human Genetics Ludwig Maximilians University Munich 82152 Planegg Martinsried Germany

Department Biology 2 Institute for Anthropology and Human Genetics Ludwig Maximilians University Munich 82152 Planegg Martinsried Germany Institute of Human Genetics Munich University Hospital Ludwig Maximilians University Munich 80336 Munich Germany

Department Biology 2 Institute for Anthropology and Human Genetics Ludwig Maximilians University Munich 82152 Planegg Martinsried Germany Institute of Plant Molecular Biology Biology Centre CAS 370 05 Ceske Budejovice Czech Republic

Department of Biology Faculty of Science University of Hradec Králové 500 03 Hradec Králové Czech Republic Department Biology 2 Institute for Anthropology and Human Genetics Ludwig Maximilians University Munich 82152 Planegg Martinsried Germany Research Institute for Limnology University of Innsbruck 5310 Mondsee Austria

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Ludwig Maximilian University 80333 Munich Germany

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Research Institute for Limnology University of Innsbruck 5310 Mondsee Austria Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences Department of Freshwater Biology Vautier Street 29 B 1000 Brussels Belgium Department of Animal and Plant Sciences University of Sheffield Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN UK

Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences Department of Freshwater Biology Vautier Street 29 B 1000 Brussels Belgium

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