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Caste-biases in gene expression are specific to developmental stage in the ant Formica exsecta.

Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Sept 2015

Morandin C, Dhaygude K, Paviala J, Trontti K, Wheat C, Helanterä H

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Understanding how a single genome creates and maintains distinct phenotypes is a central goal in evolutionary biology. Social insects are a striking example of co-opted genetic backgrounds giving rise to dramatically different phenotypes, such as queen and worker castes. A conserved set of molecular pathways, previously envisioned as a set of 'toolkit' genes, has been hypothesized to underlie queen and worker...

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PMID: 26172873
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12691

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