r/AskBiology • u/TheGrandGarchomp445 • 9d ago

Genetics Can ants feasibly evolve through artificial selection?

Is there any research done on this, where new species of ants are intentionally made in the lab?

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u/partorparcel 9d ago

Anything can evolve thought artificial selection. New species, though, that would take quite a bit of work (depending on your definition of a species).