Genetic toolkit for sociality predicts castes across the spectrum of social complexity in wasps
C. D. R. Wyatt, M. Bentley, D. Udall, R. E. Brock, B. A. Taylor, E. Bell, E. Leadbeater, S. Sumner
The paper uses machine learning on brain transcription data from Vespid wasps to show a shared genetic toolkit across social complexity, with additional processes in more complex societies.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology