Bryan White, MS Bio, MPH 🧬New genomics study points to the expansion of CAZymes (lignocellulose degradation) in wood-feeding termites, associated with genome enlargement and adaptive radiation during their divergence from wood-eating roaches.
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Unravelling the evolution of w...
Unravelling the evolution of w...
Unravelling the evolution of wood-feeding in termites with 47 high-resolution genome assemblies - Nature Communications
Termites, the largest lineage of non-hymenopteran social insects, are important decomposers of plant organic matter in the tropics. Here, the authors sequence the genomes of 45 termites and two cockroach outgroups and investigate the influence of diet on the evolution of termite genomes.