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Gene expression and the evolution of phenotypic diversity in social wasps.

BMC biology - 15 May 2007

Hoffman Eric A, Goodisman Michael A D

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BACKGROUND: Organisms are capable of developing different phenotypes by altering the genes they express. This phenotypic plasticity provides a means for species to respond effectively to environmental conditions. One of the most dramatic examples of phenotypic plasticity occurs in the highly social hymenopteran insects (ants, social bees, and social wasps), where distinct castes and sexes all arise from the same...

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PMID: 17504526
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-5-23
PMCID: PMC1884141

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