Moore AJ, Benowitz KM. From phenotype to genotype: the precursor hypothesis predicts genetic influences that facilitate transitions in social behavior.
CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2019;
34:91-96. [PMID:
31247425 PMCID:
PMC7656704 DOI:
10.1016/j.cois.2019.04.007]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
Parental care is expected to be one of the key evolutionary precursors to advanced social behavior. This suggests that there could be common genetic underpinnings to both parental care and sociality. However, little is known of the genetics underlying care. Here, we suggest that ethological predictions of behavioral precursors to care along with a genetic toolkit for behavior provide testable hypotheses and a defined approach to investigating genetics of sociality. We call this the 'precursor hypothesis'.
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