The genetic basis of a social polymorphism in halictid bees

The genetic basis of a social polymorphism in halictid bees

The halictid bee Lasioglossum albipes has both solitary and eusocial individuals, making it a model for social evolution. Here, Kocher et al. identify a genetic variation associated with this social polymorphism, including a variant that can regulate the expression of an autism-associated gene, synt...

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Main Authors: Sarah D. Kocher, Ricardo Mallarino, Benjamin E. R. Rubin, Douglas W. Yu, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Naomi E. Pierce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06824-8
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spelling doaj-9a68a695618444f0870617306c6b86fa2021-05-11T09:52:40ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-10-01911710.1038/s41467-018-06824-8The genetic basis of a social polymorphism in halictid beesSarah D. Kocher0Ricardo Mallarino1Benjamin E. R. Rubin2Douglas W. Yu3Hopi E. Hoekstra4Naomi E. Pierce5Department of Ecology and Evoutionary Biology, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton UniversityDepartment of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard UniversityDepartment of Ecology and Evoutionary Biology, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton UniversityKunming Institute for ZoologyDepartment of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard UniversityDepartment of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard UniversityThe halictid bee Lasioglossum albipes has both solitary and eusocial individuals, making it a model for social evolution. Here, Kocher et al. identify a genetic variation associated with this social polymorphism, including a variant that can regulate the expression of an autism-associated gene, syntaxin 1a.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06824-8
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The genetic basis of a social polymorphism in halictid bees
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description The halictid bee Lasioglossum albipes has both solitary and eusocial individuals, making it a model for social evolution. Here, Kocher et al. identify a genetic variation associated with this social polymorphism, including a variant that can regulate the expression of an autism-associated gene, syntaxin 1a.
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