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Characterization of Genomic Variants Associated with Scout and Recruit Behavioral Castes in Honey Bees Using Whole-Genome Sequencing.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Southey Bruce R, Zhu Ping, Carr-Markell Morgan K, Liang Zhengzheng S, Zayed Amro, Li Ruiqiang, Robinson Gene E, Rodriguez-Zas Sandra L
Abstract excerpt
Among forager honey bees, scouts seek new resources and return to the colony, enlisting recruits to collect these resources. Differentially expressed genes between these behaviors and genetic variability in scouting phenotypes have been reported. Whole-genome sequencing of 44 Apis mellifera scouts and recruits was undertaken to detect variants and further understand the genetic architecture underlying the...
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