Solenopsis invicta, Solenopsis richteri and hybrids

ABSTRACT: Ants provide remarkable examples of equivalent genotypes developing into divergent and discrete phenotypes. Diploid eggs can develop either into queens, which specialize in reproduction, or workers, which participate in cooperative tasks such as building the nest, collecting food, and rearing the young. In contrast, the differentiation between males and females generally depends upon whether eggs are fertilized, with fertilized (diploid) eggs giving rise to females and unfertilized (haploid) eggs giving rise to males. To obtain a comprehensive picture of the relative contributions of gender (sex), caste, developmental stage, and species divergence to gene expression evolution, we investigated gene expression patterns in pupal and adult queens, workers, and males of two species of fire ants

ORGANISM(S): Solenopsis richteri

SUBMITTER: Lino Ometto 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-35217 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress