Current biology : CBAnimalsAntsPolymorphismGeneticSocial Behavior
Genomic evidence of a complex supergene system linking dispersal to social polymorphism.
Stefano Mona, Elise J Gay, Antoine Taupenot, Joshua Ducancel, Romuald Laso-Jadart, Quentin Helleu, Pascaline Chifflet-Belle, Emilie Teodori, Jean-Marc Aury, Zijun Xiong, Lukas Schrader, Joel Vizueta, Mathieu Molet, Claudie Doums
Published: 202510.1016/j.cub.2025.10.065
Abstract
Supergenes play an important role in the evolution of complex phenotypes, locking specific combinations of alleles.1,2,3 One such complex phenotype is social polymorphism in ants, i.e., the presence of single (monogyne) or multiple (polygyne) reprodu…
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