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. 2017 Dec 4;27(23):R1282-R1284.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.10.031.

Evolution: Weevils Get Tough on Symbiotic Tyrosine

Colin Dale  1
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Evolution: Weevils Get Tough on Symbiotic Tyrosine

Colin Dale. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Weevils, which represent one of the most diverse groups of terrestrial insects in nature, obtain a tough exoskeleton through the activity of an ancient bacterial symbiont with a tiny genome that serves as a factory for the production of tyrosine.

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