Fig. 3: Dot plots displaying rates of protein change (dN/dS) among orthogroups calculated across major phylogenetic and social phenotypic tiers. | Communications Biology

Fig. 3: Dot plots displaying rates of protein change (dN/dS) among orthogroups calculated across major phylogenetic and social phenotypic tiers.

From: Sociality sculpts similar patterns of molecular evolution in two independently evolved lineages of eusocial bees

Fig. 3

Dots are jittered for visualization; vertical black line indicates global median dN/dS value; larger colored dots indicate group-specific median values (full lists of dN/dS values can be found in Datas S23-S38). a At every phylogenetic level inspected, lineages containing highly social lines (e.g. Apidae; Apinae and Xylocopinae; Allodapini) feature significantly higher rates of protein evolution (Data S45). b Orthogroups associated with more complex forms of sociality (i.e. Primitive and Advanced Eusociality) experience significantly higher rates of protein evolution than less derived forms.

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