Chromosomal variation among populations of a fungus-farming ant: implications for karyotype evolution and potential restriction to gene flow

Chromosomal variation among populations of a fungus-farming ant: implications for karyotype evolution and potential restriction to gene flow

Abstract Background Intraspecific variation in chromosome structure may cause genetic incompatibilities and thus provides the first step in the formation of species. In ants, chromosome number varies tremendously from 2n = 2 to 2n = 120, and several studies have revealed considerable variation in ka...

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Main Authors: Danon Clemes Cardoso, Jürgen Heinze, Mariana Neves Moura, Maykon Passos Cristiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Centromere
Karyotype length
Gene flow
Trachymyrmex holmgreni
Formicidae
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1247-5

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