Intragenomic conflict underlies extreme phenotypic plasticity in queen-worker caste determination in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Sean T. Bresnahan, Shaun Mahony, Kate Anton, Brock A. Harpur, Christina M. Grozinger
The paper investigates parent-of-origin gene expression differences in honey bee caste determination, finding patrigenes favor queen fate and linking these to histone modifications.
bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2024 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology