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Alexandra Chittka1, Yannick Wurm, Lars Chittka.
Abstract
Social insects represent a unique model for how the same genome can give rise to entirely different phenotypes - soldiers, common labourers, and queens. New research on ants and honeybees points to DNA methylation as a crucial factor in determining the caste of a developing individual.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23058801 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.07.045
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834