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Sex-linked genetic influence on caste determination in a termite.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 9 Nov 2007

Hayashi Yoshinobu, Lo Nathan, Miyata Hitoshi, Kitade Osamu

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The most ecologically successful and destructive termite species are those with both a nymph caste and an irreversibly wingless worker caste. The early developmental bifurcation separating these castes is widely accepted to be strictly environmentally determined. We present evidence that genotype also influences this process. Offspring from four different crosses of nymph- and worker-derived secondary...

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PMID: 17991866
DOI: 10.1126/science.1146711

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