Transcriptome characterisation of the ant Formica exsecta with new insights into the evolution of desaturase genes in social hymenoptera.

<h4>Background</h4>Despite the recent sequencing of seven ant genomes, no genomic data are available for the genus Formica, an important group for the study of eusocial traits. We sequenced the transcriptome of the ant Formica exsecta with the 454 FLX Titanium technology from a pooled sa...

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Main Authors: Hélène Badouin, Khalid Belkhir, Emma Gregson, Juan Galindo, Liselotte Sundström, Stephen J Martin, Roger K Butlin, Carole M Smadja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23874539/pdf/?tool=EBI