Caste-biased Expression of fem and Amdsx Genes in Apis mellifera ligustica (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Autor:	Lu-Xia Pan, Fu-Ping Cheng, Zi-Long Wang
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	sex determination caste differentiation gene expression quantitative RT-PCR juvenile hormone Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
Zdroj:	Sociobiology, Vol 68, Iss 2 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0361-6525 2447-8067
DOI:	10.13102/sociobiology.v68i2.5654
Popis:	Sex determination and caste differentiation are two crucial processes for morphology building in honeybees. It is unclear whether there is an interaction between these two processes. Here, we investigated the expression of fem and Amdsx genes between female castes of honeybees. We found that the expression of fem and Amdsx is significantly higher in queens than in workers, and this expression was positively regulated by juvenile hormone (JH). Our results suggest that sex-determining genes fem and Amdsx are also involved in honeybee caste differentiation.
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