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Crazy ants’ strange genomes are a biological first

Males of the notorious yellow crazy ant carry a mixture of genomes, a phenomenon unseen in other animals.
  1. Ewen Callaway
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Yellow crazy ants get their name from the helter-skelter movements they make after a disturbance.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01002-3

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  • Correction 18 April 2023: The original version of this story mistakenly indicated that the cells of queen crazy yellow ants have two copies of the W genome. In fact, they carry two copies of the R genome.

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