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Genetic control of social organization in an ant.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 24 Nov 1998

Ross K G, Keller L

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A central issue in evolutionary biology is the extent to which complex social organization is under genetic control. We have found that a single genomic element marked by the protein-encoding gene Gp-9 is responsible for the existence of two distinct forms of social organization in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta. This genetic factor influences the reproductive phenotypes and behavioral strategies of queens and...

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PMID: 9826683
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.24.14232
PMCID: PMC24356

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