A caste differentiation mutant elucidates the evolution of ant social parasites

Most ant species have two distinct female castes, queens and workers, yet the developmental and genetic mechanisms that produce these alternative phenotypes remain poorly understood. Working with a clonal ant, we discovered a variant strain that expresses queen-like traits in individuals that would...

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Autores principales: Trible, Waring, Chandra, Vikram, Lacy, Kip D., Limón, Gina, McKenzie, Sean K., Olivos-Cisneros, Leonora, Arsenault, Samuel V., Kronauer, Daniel J. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10050096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36858043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.01.067

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10050096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36858043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.01.067

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