Comparative genomics reveals convergent rates of evolution in ant–plant mutualisms
Benjamin E. R. Rubin, Corrie S. Moreau
Nature Communications · 2016
doi:10.1038/ncomms12679 (opens in a new tab)
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Abstract
Mutualisms in which ants protect plants in exchange for food and shelter have arisen independently multiple times. Here, Rubin and Moreau sequence the genomes of three mutualistic ant species and four of their non-mutualistic relatives and show that the transition to mutualism is associated with elevated evolutionary rates across the genome
Abstract licence: CC BY-NC-ND
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