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A working knowledge of the proximate factors intrinsic to sterile caste differentiation is necessary to understand the evolution of eusocial insects. Genomic and transcriptomic analyses in social hymenopteran insects have resulted in the hypothesis that sterile castes are generated by the novel func...

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Main Authors: Yudai Masuoka, Hajime Yaguchi, Kouhei Toga, Shuji Shigenobu, Kiyoto Maekawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5912798?pdf=render