The maintenance of polymorphism in an ancient social supergene.
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.16196
Abstract: Supergenes, regions of the genome with suppressed recombination between sets of functional mutations, contribute to the evolution of complex phenotypes in diverse systems. Excluding sex chromosomes, most supergenes discovered so far appear to be young,… read more here.
Keywords: supergene; maintenance polymorphism; formica; polymorphism ancient ... See more keywords
Evidence of phylosymbiosis in Formica ants
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1044286
Abstract: Insects share intimate relationships with microbes that play important roles in their biology. Yet our understanding of how host-bound microbial communities assemble and perpetuate over evolutionary time is limited. Ants host a wide range of… read more here.
Keywords: evidence phylosymbiosis; host; formica; microbial communities ... See more keywords
Genetic analysis reveals Finnish Formica fennica populations do not form a separate genetic entity from F. exsecta
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6013
Abstract: Coptoformica Müller, 1923 is a subgenus of Formica Linnaeus, 1758 that consists of c. a dozen species of ants that typically inhabit open grassy habitats and build small nest mounds. The most recent addition to… read more here.
Keywords: fennica populations; fennica; formica fennica; genetic variation ... See more keywords