Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species

Many obligate symbionts, including parasites, have reduced genomes. A comparison of leaf-cutter ant genomes reveals parallel gene losses, particularly in olfactory receptors, in socially parasitic species compared to their closely-related hosts, consistent with relaxed selection for cooperative colo...

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Autores principales:	Lukas Schrader, Hailin Pan, Martin Bollazzi, Morten Schiøtt, Fredrick J. Larabee, Xupeng Bi, Yuan Deng, Guojie Zhang, Jacobus J. Boomsma, Christian Rabeling
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f6a59d05ae8a46d0b72b01ea98269acf2021-12-02T15:45:30ZRelaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species10.1038/s41467-021-23178-w2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/f6a59d05ae8a46d0b72b01ea98269acf2021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23178-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Many obligate symbionts, including parasites, have reduced genomes. A comparison of leaf-cutter ant genomes reveals parallel gene losses, particularly in olfactory receptors, in socially parasitic species compared to their closely-related hosts, consistent with relaxed selection for cooperative colony life in the parasites.Lukas SchraderHailin PanMartin BollazziMorten SchiøttFredrick J. LarabeeXupeng BiYuan DengGuojie ZhangJacobus J. BoomsmaChristian RabelingNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Science Q Lukas Schrader Hailin Pan Martin Bollazzi Morten Schiøtt Fredrick J. Larabee Xupeng Bi Yuan Deng Guojie Zhang Jacobus J. Boomsma Christian Rabeling Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species
description	Many obligate symbionts, including parasites, have reduced genomes. A comparison of leaf-cutter ant genomes reveals parallel gene losses, particularly in olfactory receptors, in socially parasitic species compared to their closely-related hosts, consistent with relaxed selection for cooperative colony life in the parasites.
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author	Lukas Schrader Hailin Pan Martin Bollazzi Morten Schiøtt Fredrick J. Larabee Xupeng Bi Yuan Deng Guojie Zhang Jacobus J. Boomsma Christian Rabeling
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title	Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species
title_short	Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species
title_full	Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species
title_fullStr	Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species
title_full_unstemmed	Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species
title_sort	relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f6a59d05ae8a46d0b72b01ea98269acf
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Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species

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