Caste-specific expressions and diverse roles of takeout genes in the termite Reticulitermes speratus

Abstract Acquisition of novel functions caused by gene duplication may be important for termite social evolution. To clarify this possibility, additional evidence is needed. An important example is takeout, encoding juvenile hormone binding protein. We identified 25 takeouts in the termite Reticulit...

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Main Authors: Kokuto Fujiwara, Akimi Karasawa, Takumi Hanada, Mutsuaki Tobo, Tousuke Kaneko, Mizuna Usui, Kiyoto Maekawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35524-7