Long live the queen, the king and the commoner? Transcript expression differences between old and young in the termite Cryptotermes secundus.

Social insects provide promising new avenues for aging research. Within a colony, individuals that share the same genetic background can differ in lifespan by up to two orders of magnitude. Reproducing queens (and in termites also kings) can live for more than 20 years, extraordinary lifespans for i...

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Main Authors: José Manuel Monroy Kuhn, Karen Meusemann, Judith Korb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210371