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| Title |
Hemimetabolous genomes reveal molecular basis of termite eusociality
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| Published in |
Nature Ecology & Evolution, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41559-017-0459-1 |
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| Authors |
Mark C. Harrison, Evelien Jongepier, Hugh M. Robertson, Nicolas Arning, Tristan Bitard-Feildel, Hsu Chao, Christopher P. Childers, Huyen Dinh, Harshavardhan Doddapaneni, Shannon Dugan, Johannes Gowin, Carolin Greiner, Yi Han, Haofu Hu, Daniel S. T. Hughes, Ann-Kathrin Huylmans, Carsten Kemena, Lukas P. M. Kremer, Sandra L. Lee, Alberto Lopez-Ezquerra, Ludovic Mallet, Jose M. Monroy-Kuhn, Annabell Moser, Shwetha C. Murali, Donna M. Muzny, Saria Otani, Maria-Dolors Piulachs, Monica Poelchau, Jiaxin Qu, Florentine Schaub, Ayako Wada-Katsumata, Kim C. Worley, Qiaolin Xie, Guillem Ylla, Michael Poulsen, Richard A. Gibbs, Coby Schal, Stephen Richards, Xavier Belles, Judith Korb, Erich Bornberg-Bauer |
| Abstract |
Around 150 million years ago, eusocial termites evolved from within the cockroaches, 50 million years before eusocial Hymenoptera, such as bees and ants, appeared. Here, we report the 2-Gb genome of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, and the 1.3-Gb genome of the drywood termite Cryptotermes secundus. We show evolutionary signatures of termite eusociality by comparing the genomes and transcriptomes of three termites and the cockroach against the background of 16 other eusocial and non-eusocial insects. Dramatic adaptive changes in genes underlying the production and perception of pheromones confirm the importance of chemical communication in the termites. These are accompanied by major changes in gene regulation and the molecular evolution of caste determination. Many of these results parallel molecular mechanisms of eusocial evolution in Hymenoptera. However, the specific solutions are remarkably different, thus revealing a striking case of convergence in one of the major evolutionary transitions in biological complexity. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 193 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 22 | 11% |
| France | 6 | 3% |
| Germany | 6 | 3% |
| Mexico | 6 | 3% |
| Japan | 5 | 3% |
| Canada | 4 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2% |
| Denmark | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 36 | 19% |
| Unknown | 63 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 98 | 51% |
| Scientists | 89 | 46% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 284 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 284 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 61 | 21% |
| Researcher | 44 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 36 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 33 | 12% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 12 | 4% |
| Other | 39 | 14% |
| Unknown | 59 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 118 | 42% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 68 | 24% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 2% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 1% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 1% |
| Other | 11 | 4% |
| Unknown | 72 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 273. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 March 2023.
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