Molecular evolution of bumble bee vitellogenin and vitellogenin‐like genes

Molecular evolution of bumble bee vitellogenin and vitellogenin‐like genes

Abstract Vitellogenin (Vg), a storage protein, has been significantly studied for its egg yolk precursor role in oviparous animals. Recent studies found that vitellogenin and its Vg‐like homologs were fundamentally involved in many other biological processes in social insects such as female caste di...

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Main Authors: Fang Zhao, Claire Morandin, Kai Jiang, Tianjuan Su, Bo He, Gonghua Lin, Zuhao Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
vitellogenin
Bombus
positive selection
functional pleiotropy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7736

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