The molecular basis of socially mediated phenotypic plasticity in a eusocial paper wasp

Connecting genotypes to complex social behaviour is challenging. Taylor et al. use machine learning to show a strong response of caste-associated gene expression to queen loss, wherein individual wasp’s expression profiles become intermediate between queen and worker states, even in the absence of b...

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Main Authors: Benjamin A. Taylor, Alessandro Cini, Christopher D. R. Wyatt, Max Reuter, Seirian Sumner
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8efab60d2e7347f6b5e4f79723c26536
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