A comparison of honeybee (Apis mellifera) queen, worker and drone larvae by RNA ‐Seq

This study indicates that early in development the queen caste has the most distinct gene expression profile, perhaps reflecting the very rapid growth and morphological specialization of this caste compared to workers and drones. Later in development the haploid male drones have the most distinct gene expression profile, perhaps reflecting the influence of ploidy or sex determination on gene expression. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi?DOI=10.1111%2F1744-7917.12557

Source: Insect Science - October 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Xu ‐Jiang He, Wu‐Jun Jiang, Mi Zhou, Andrew B. Barron, Zhi‐Jiang Zeng Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research