A genome scan of diversifying selection in Ophiocordyceps zombie‐ant fungi suggests a role for enterotoxins in co‐evolution and host specificity

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Identification of the genes underlying adaptation sheds light on the biological functions targeted by natural selection. Searches for footprints of positive selection, in the form of rapid amino acid substitutions, and the identification of species-specific genes have proved to be powerful approaches to identifying the genes involved in host specialization in plant-pathogenic fungi. We used an evolutionary...

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