Reciprocal genomic evolution in the ant–fungus agricultural symbiosis
Reciprocal genomic evolution in the ant–fungus agricultural symbiosis
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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English
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The attine ant–fungus agricultural symbiosis evolved over tens of millions of years, producing complex societies with industrial-scale farming analogous to that of humans. Here we document reciprocal shifts in the genomes and transcriptomes of seven fungus-farming ant species and their fungal cultivars. We show that ant subsistence farming probably...
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Reciprocal genomic evolution in the ant–fungus agricultural symbiosis
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_eec9967201744bd8b7209d2686fa13a7
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/ncomms12233
