Mother knows best: reproductive regulation of caste ratio in a social hemipteran
Mother knows best: reproductive regulation of caste ratio in a social hemipteran
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DOI：
10.1111/1744-7917.13105
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2022-09
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通讯作者：
Hui Zhang;Qian-Xia Liu;Kexue Chen;Xueqi Ni;Zhentao Cheng;Gexia Qiao;Xiao Huang
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作者：
Hui Zhang;Qian-Xia Liu;Kexue Chen;Xueqi Ni;Zhentao Cheng;Gexia Qiao;Xiao Huang
这项研究提出了一种新的策略，通过母性繁殖来调节孤雌生殖的社会蚜虫的种姓比。殖民地中的大多数母亲只产生士兵或正常的仙女，而一小部分母亲可以同时产生两种种姓。关键基因表达的变化，包括那些与生殖、生育和化学交流有关的基因，可能是导致母体生殖和种姓发育分化的原因。
This study presents a novel strategy for regulating caste ratio via maternal reproduction in a parthenogenetic social aphid, Pseudoregma bambucicola. Most mothers in the colony produce only soldiers or normal nymphs, whereas a small proportion of mothers can produce both castes. Changes in the expression of key genes, including those related to reproduction, fertility, and chemical communication, may be responsible for the differentiation in maternal reproduction and caste development.