Beryl M Jones

Mar 20, 2023 | nature.com | Beryl M Jones |Olga Dudchenko |Ian M. Traniello |Karen M. Kapheim |Lance R. Parsons |Matthew McBride | +8 more

AbstractSweat bees have repeatedly gained and lost eusociality, a transition from individual to group reproduction. Here we generate chromosome-length genome assemblies for 17 species and identify genomic signatures of evolutionary trade-offs associated with transitions between social and solitary living. Both young genes and regulatory regions show enrichment for these molecular patterns.