Ant genomics sheds light on the molecular regulation of social organization.
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State: Public
Version: Final published version
Serval ID
serval:BIB_0549A5C60514
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Ant genomics sheds light on the molecular regulation of social organization.
Journal
Genome Biology
ISSN
1465-6914 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1465-6906
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2013
Volume
14
Number
7
Pages
212
Language
english
Abstract
Ants are powerful model systems for the study of cooperation and sociality. In this review, we discuss how recent advances in ant genomics have contributed to our understanding of the evolution and organization of insect societies at the molecular level.
Keywords
Ant, Social insect, Caste determination, Communication, Division of labor, Epigenetics, Genome, Genomics, Immunity, Model, Mutualism
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Create date
08/07/2013 11:25
Last modification date
20/08/2019 13:27
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