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Convergent and complementary selection shaped gains and losses of eusociality in sweat bees.
Nature ecology & evolution - 1 Apr 2023
Jones Beryl M, Rubin Benjamin E R, Dudchenko Olga, Kingwell Callum J, Traniello Ian M, Wang Z Yan, Kapheim Karen M, Wyman Eli S, Adastra Per A, Liu Weijie, Parsons Lance R, Jackson S RaElle, Goodwin Katharine, Davidson Shawn M, McBride Matthew J, Webb Andrew E, Omufwoko Kennedy S, Van Dorp Nikki, Otárola Mauricio Fernández, Pham Melanie, Omer Arina D, Weisz David, Schraiber Joshua, Villanea Fernando, Wcislo William T, Paxton Robert J, Hunt Brendan G, Aiden Erez Lieberman, Kocher Sarah D
Abstract excerpt
Sweat bees have repeatedly gained and lost eusociality, a transition from individual to group reproduction. Here we generate chromosome-length genome assemblies for 17 species and identify genomic signatures of evolutionary trade-offs associated with transitions between social and solitary living. Both young genes and regulatory regions show enrichment for these molecular patterns. We also identify loci that show...
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