Has gene expression neofunctionalization in the fire ant antennae contributed to queen discrimination behavior?

Has gene expression neofunctionalization in the fire ant antennae contributed to queen discrimination behavior?

Abstract Queen discrimination behavior in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta maintains its two types of societies: colonies with one (monogyne) or many (polygyne) queens, yet the underlying genetic mechanism is poorly understood. This behavior is controlled by two supergene alleles, SB and Sb, with ~60...

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Main Authors: Viet‐Dai Dang, Amir B. Cohanim, Silvia Fontana, Eyal Privman, John Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
fire ant
neofunctionalization
odorant‐binding protein
RNA‐Seq
Solenopsis invicta
worker antennae
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5748

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