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The role of epigenetics, particularly DNA methylation, in the evolution of caste in insect societies

Eusocial insects can be defined as those that live in colonies and have distinct queens and workers. For most species, queens and workers arise from a common genome, and so caste-specific developmental trajectories must arise from epigenetic processes. In this review, we examine the epigenetic mecha...

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Published in:Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
Main Authors: Oldroyd, Benjamin P., Yagound, Boris
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8059649/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33866805
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0115
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