Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Clues to Longer Life Spans Associated With Sociality Revealed in Analysis of 7 Ant Genomes

An attempt was made in a new study, published in the journal of emMolecular Biology and Evolution/em, J. Roux, et al. to uncover the genes involved in ant-specific adaptations, notably in relation to the evolution of complex social systems and division of labor. Using a combination of state-of-the-art evolutionary tools, the paper examines signatures of positive selection on a phylogeny of seven ants and compares these signatures with those detected in other ...

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