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

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dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Danon Clemes
dc.contributor.authorHeinze, Jürgen
dc.contributor.authorMoura, Mariana Neves
dc.contributor.authorCristiano, Maykon Passos
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-15T11:56:09Z
dc.date.available2019-04-15T11:56:09Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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 karyotype within species. However, most previous studies were limited to the description of chromosome number and morphology, and more detailed karyomorphometric analyses may reveal additional, substantial variation. Here, we studied karyotype length, genome size, and phylogeography of five populations of the fungus-farming ant Trachymyrmex holmgreni in order to detect potential barriers to gene flow. Results: Chromosome number and morphology did not vary among the five populations, but karyotype length and genome size were significantly higher in the southernmost populations than in the northern populations of this ant. Individuals or colonies with different karyotype lengths were not observed. Karyotype length variation appears to result from variation in centromere length. Conclusion: T. holmgreni shows considerable variation in karyotype length and might provide a second example of centromere drive in ants, similar to what has previously been observed in Solenopsis fire ants. Whether this variation leads to genetic incompatibilities between the different populations remains to be studied.pt_BR
dc.identifier.citationCARDOSO, D. C. et al. Chromosomal variation among populations of a fungus-farming ant: implications for karyotype evolution and potential restriction to gene flow. BMC Evolutionary Biology, v. 18, p. 146, 2018. Disponível em: <https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-018-1247-5>. Acesso em: 11 fev. 2019.pt_BR
dc.identifier.issn14712148
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/11003
dc.language.isoen_USpt_BR
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dc.rights.licenseThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. Fonte: o próprio artigo.pt_BR
dc.subjectCentromerept_BR
dc.subjectKaryotype lengthpt_BR
dc.subjectTrachymyrmex holmgrenipt_BR
dc.subjectFormicidaept_BR
dc.titleChromosomal variation among populations of a fungus-farming ant: implications for karyotype evolution and potential restriction to gene flow.pt_BR
dc.typeArtigo publicado em periodicopt_BR
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