Evolution and molecular basis of caste differentiation in bees
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ABSTRACT: Our aim was to identify the genes that are responsible for caste differentiation in the primitively eusocial bumble bee, Bombus terrestris. To do this we extracted RNA from both queen- and worker-destined larvae. We extracted RNA from three key stages during bumble bee development (before, during, and after their caste becomes fixed), and then sent the sequencing to the Earlham Institute. They used mRNAseq to isolate the RNA from each developmental stage and caste pathway.
ORGANISM(S): Bombus terrestris audax
PROVIDER: GSE90751 | GEO | 2020/11/16
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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