2022
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac174
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Abstract: The evolution of eusociality requires that individuals forgo some or all their own reproduction to assist the reproduction of others in their group, such as a primary egg-laying queen. A major open question is how genes and genetic pathways sculpt the evolution of eusociality, especially in rudimentary forms of sociality – those with smaller cooperative nests as compared with species such as honeybees that possess large societies. We lack comprehensive comparative studies examining shared patterns and processe… Show more

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“…Also, SVMs can be used to study the genetic basis of trait variation in insect orders. This machine learning method revealed the ‘genetic toolkit’ for the division of labour and sociality in distantly related bee and wasp societies by identifying a set of 127 genes with consistent shared patterns of differential expression among the social phenotypes of all six species of bees and wasps (Favreau et al., 2023). Machine learning algorithms can also aid in the identification of genes associated with reproductive isolation, a critical component of speciation, and to assess the impact of hybridization on the evolution of insect species.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Also, SVMs can be used to study the genetic basis of trait variation in insect orders. This machine learning method revealed the ‘genetic toolkit’ for the division of labour and sociality in distantly related bee and wasp societies by identifying a set of 127 genes with consistent shared patterns of differential expression among the social phenotypes of all six species of bees and wasps (Favreau et al., 2023). Machine learning algorithms can also aid in the identification of genes associated with reproductive isolation, a critical component of speciation, and to assess the impact of hybridization on the evolution of insect species.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Although most research to date on insect sociality has focused on more complex social systems, understanding the evolution of these more rudimentary forms will likely help to reveal the earliest changes on the path to sociality. The authors of a new study published in Genome Biology and Evolution , titled “ Co-expression gene networks and machine-learning algorithms unveil a core genetic toolkit for reproductive division of labour in rudimentary insect societies ,” set out to fill this gap ( Favreau et al 2023 ). According to first author Emeline Favreau, “Our work was unique in that we focused on six bee and wasp species that are not highly social, but have more rudimentary forms of cooperation, and are close relatives of highly social species.” By using machine learning algorithms to analyze gene expression across six species that represent multiple origins of sociality, the authors uncovered a shared genetic “toolkit” for sociality, which may form the basis for the evolution of more complex social structures.…”
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