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Repeated Evolution of Sociality is Associated with Reduced Mutation Rates in Spiders

2025-07-12

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Germline mutation rates influence the pace of molecular evolution, yet the roles of selection and life history in shaping their evolution remain to be determined. Comparative systems with replicated evolutionary transitions provide a unique opportunity to determine how changes in life history influence germline mutation rates. In the spider genus Stegodyphus, permanent sociality evolved independently three times...

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Literature Corpus work: e5895d28-a2bd-5f96-8d07-8fac9c9d9bb7
DOI: 10.1101/2025.07.09.663850

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