Genomewide analysis indicates that queen larvae have lower methylation levels in the honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-197

  Shi, Yuan Yuan ^a   Yan, Wei Yu ^a   Huang, Zachary Y ^b   Wang, Zi Long ^a   Wu, Xiao Bo ^a   Zeng, Zhi Jiang ^a  

^a JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste differentiation; Differentially methylated genes; DNA methylation; Honey bee; Queen larvae; Worker larvae

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CASTE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HONEYBEE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LARVA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER CASTE;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

INSECT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; LARVA; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BEES; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENOME, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875259164     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-012-1004-3     Document Type: Article

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