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Genomes of Two Ant Species Sequenced

Started by Tank, August 30, 2010, 05:41:38 PM

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Tank

August 30, 2010, 05:41:38 PM
Genomes of Two Ant Species Sequenced: Clues to Their Extraordinary Social Behaviour

QuoteScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2010) â€" Scientists have finally sequenced the entire genome of an ant, actually two very different species of ant, and the insights gleaned from their genetic blueprints are already yielding tantalizing clues to the extraordinary social behavior of ants...

From later in the article.

QuoteComparing the two ant species, the scientists found that approximately 20 percent of their genes are unique, while some 33 percent are shared with humans. Researchers also established that the carpenter ant genome has about 240 million bases and the jumping ant has approximately 330 million bases, about one-tenth of the human genome. Bases are the building blocks of DNA. They also found that the carpenter ant has 17,064 genes and the jumping ant has 18,564, compared to about 23,000 in humans.

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Asmodean

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August 30, 2010, 06:02:52 PM
Quote from: "Tank"Darwin would be proud!
I sure am!  :pop:
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SSY

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August 30, 2010, 10:11:27 PM
I would love an ant farm, but I would worry about them escaping and crawling over my stuff with their tiny feet.
Quote from: "Godschild"SSY: You are fairly smart and to think I thought you were a few fries short of a happy meal.
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Asmodean

#3
September 01, 2010, 08:44:25 AM
Quote from: "SSY"worry about them escaping and crawling over my stuff with their tiny feet.
Yeah... I worry about the same thing with my rats  :P
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on July 25, 2013, 08:18:52 PM
In Asmo's grey lump,
wrath and dark clouds gather force.
Luxembourg trembles.

The Magic Pudding

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September 01, 2010, 09:50:51 AM
Quote from: "SSY"I would love an ant farm, but I would worry about them escaping and crawling over my stuff with their tiny feet.
But what would you do if these ants didn't pay the respect that is your due?
What if you squashed a bunch of them, but still they wouldn't do your bidding?
Even sticking the hose in their tank doesn't work.
I got so desperate I had sex with an ant, you don't want to know what they did to my offspring.
Ants just aren't worth the effort.

Asmodean

#5
September 01, 2010, 10:00:40 AM
Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"I got so desperate I had sex with an ant
A VIRGIN ant.
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on July 25, 2013, 08:18:52 PM
In Asmo's grey lump,
wrath and dark clouds gather force.
Luxembourg trembles.
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