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Intrasexual cuticular hydrocarbon dimorphism in a wasp sheds light on hydrocarbon biosynthesis genes in Hymenoptera

Authors :
Victoria C. Moris
Lars Podsiadlowski
Sebastian Martin
Jan Philip Oeyen
Alexander Donath
Malte Petersen
Jeanne Wilbrandt
Bernhard Misof
Daniel Liedtke
Markus Thamm
Ricarda Scheiner
Thomas Schmitt
Oliver Niehuis
Source :
Communications Biology, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2023.

Abstract

Transcriptomic and molecular analyses on Hymenoptera facilitated identification of cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) pathway genes, whose phylogenetic distribution implies that the origin of CHC biosynthesis predates the arthropods’ colonization of land.

Subjects

Subjects :
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23993642
Volume :
6
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.36c7d2e870e54063a9d314cef8e0584b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04370-0