Epigenetic Modification of Gene Expression in Honey Bees by Heterospecific Gland Secretions

BACKGROUND: In the honey bee (Apis mellifera), queen and workers have different behavior and reproductive capacity despite possessing the same genome. The primary substance that leads to this differentiation is royal jelly (RJ), which contains a range of proteins, amino acids, vitamins and nucleic a...

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Main Authors: Shi, Yuan Yuan, Wu, Xiao Bo, Huang, Zachary Y., Wang, Zi Long, Yan, Wei Yu, Zeng, Zhi Jiang
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424160/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22928024
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043727
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