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Cell Press, Current Biology, 19(22), p. R835-R838, 2012

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.07.045

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Epigenetics: The Making of Ant Castes

Journal article published in 2012 by Alexandra Chittka, Yannick Wurm ORCID, Lars Chittka
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Abstract

Social insects represent a unique model for how the same genome can give rise to entirely different phenotypes - soldiers, common labourers, and queens. New research on ants and honeybees points to DNA methylation as a crucial factor in determining the caste of a developing individual.