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Molecular basis for the reproductive division of labour in a lower termite

BACKGROUND: Polyphenism, the expression of different phenotypes with the same genetic background, is well known for social insects. The substantial physiological and morphological differences among the castes generally are the result of differential gene expression. In lower termites, workers are de...

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Autores principales: Weil, Tobias, Rehli, Michael, Korb, Judith
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1988835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17598892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-8-198