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Genomic Signature of Kin Selection in an Ant with Obligately Sterile Workers
Kin selection is thought to drive the evolution of cooperation and conflict, but the specific genes and genome-wide patterns shaped by kin selection are unknown. We identified thousands of genes associated with the sterile ant worker caste, the archetype of an altruistic phenotype shaped by kin sele...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5455959/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28419349 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msx123 |