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Honeybees on a comb.

Genetic Tug-of-War: How Honey Bee Larvae Choose Between Queen and Worker

April Joy Jovita

A new study from Penn State University has uncovered the molecular mechanisms behind one of nature’s most fascinating transformations: how genetically identical honeybee larvae become either queens or workers. Published in Genome Biology, the research reveals that a developmental tug-of-war between maternal and paternal genes determines the fate of each female larva, offering fresh insight ...