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Relatedness threshold for the production of female sexuals in colonies of a polygynous ant, Myrmica tahoensis, as revealed by microsatellite DNA analysis.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 3 Jul 1995

Evans J D

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The genetic relationships of colony members in the ant Myrmica tahoensis were determined on the basis of highly polymorphic microsatellite DNA loci. These analyses show that colonies fall into one of two classes. In roughly half of the sampled colonies, workers and female offspring appear to be full sisters. The remaining colonies contain offspring produced by two or more queens. Colonies that produce female...

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Alleles
Animals
Ants
Biological Evolution
Crosses, Genetic
DNA Primers
DNA, Satellite
Female
Larva
Male
Molecular Sequence Data

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Polymerase Chain Reaction

Polymorphism, Genetic

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PMID: 7604024
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.14.6514
PMCID: PMC41548

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