Repeated evolution of supergenes on an ancient social chromosome
Aparna Lajmi, Pnina Cohen, Chih-Chi LEE, Zeev Frenkel, Yoann Pellen, Eyal Privman
This paper identifies a new supergene in desert ants associated with social polymorphism, showing that social chromosomes are ancient and conserved across Hymenoptera.
Current Biology · Feb 25, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology