Social insect genomes exhibit dramatic evolution in gene composition and regulation while preserving regulatory features linked to sociality

Parker, Brian JSimola, Daniel FWissler, LotharDonahue, GregWaterhouse, Robert MHelmkampf, MartinRoux, JulienNygaard, SanneGlastad, Karl MHagen, Darren EViljakainen, Lumi2015-12-131088-9051http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81512Genomes of eusocial insects code for dramatic examples of phenotypic plasticity and social organization. We compared the genomes of seven ants, the honeybee, and various solitary insects to examine whether eusocial lineages share distinct features of genoKeywords: acyl coenzyme A desaturase; cytochrome; genomic DNA; small untranslated RNA; transcription factor; untranslated RNA; ant; article; DNA methylation; Drosophila; gene control; honeybee; Hymenoptera; insect genome; insect society; molecular evolution; multigSocial insect genomes exhibit dramatic evolution in gene composition and regulation while preserving regulatory features linked to sociality201310.1101/gr.155408.1132016-02-24