A novel distribution of supergene genotypes is present in the socially polymorphic ant Formica neoclara
Abstract Background Supergenes are chromosomal regions with tightly linked clusters of alleles that control compound phenotypic traits. Supergenes have been demonstrated to contribute to the maintenance of polymorphisms within populations in traits as diverse as mimetic wing coloration in butterflie...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-02001-0 |