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Amsp3 may act upstream of Amdnmt3 in female caste differentiation in the honeybee (Apis mellifera).
Insect molecular biology - 1 Oct 2021
Pan L-X, Li M, Zhao F-Y, Cheng F-P, Wang Z-L
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In honey bees, the process of producing two female castes, including queens and workers, is nutritionally controlled by differential feeding royal jelly to newly emerged larvae. Although they have almost identical genetic blueprints, these castes show striking differences in their morphologies, longevities and reproductive capabilities. DNA methyltransferase 3 (Amdnmt3) gene is involved in the regulatory network...
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