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An Ancient and Eroded Social Supergene Is Widespread across Formica Ants.
Current biology : CB - 20 Jan 2020
Brelsford Alan, Purcell Jessica, Avril Amaury, Tran Van Patrick, Zhang Junxia, Brütsch Timothée, Sundström Liselotte, Helanterä Heikki, Chapuisat Michel
Abstract excerpt
Supergenes, clusters of tightly linked genes, play a key role in the evolution of complex adaptive variation [1, 2]. Although supergenes have been identified in many species, we lack an understanding of their origin, evolution, and persistence [3]. Here, we uncover 20-40 Ma of evolutionary history of a supergene associated with polymorphic social organization in Formica ants [4]. We show that five Formica species...
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