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Expression of methyl farnesoate epoxidase (mfe) and juvenile hormone esterase (jhe) genes and their relation to social organization in the stingless bee Melipona interrupta (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Social organization in highly eusocial bees relies upon two important processes: caste differentiation in female larvae, and age polyethism in adult workers. Juvenile Hormone (JH) is a key regulator of both processes. Here we investigated the expression of two genes involved in JH metabolism - mfe (...

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Autores principales: Brito, Diana Vieira, da Silva, Carlos Gustavo Nunes, Rêgo, Livia Cristina Neves, Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8361248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34387298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2020-0367