Genes in conflict in the social insects

社会性昆虫中存在冲突的基因

• 批准号: DP120101915
• 负责人: Prof Benjamin Oldroyd
• 金额: $ 14.25万
• 依托单位: The University of Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2012-02-23 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP120101915
• 关键词: Genes; conflict; social; insects

Queen bees mate with 20 males, so it is in each male's interests to father female offspring that are more likely to become queens or reproductive workers. In contrast, queens want all workers to be sterile. This project will determine if some males pass on genes to offspring that have been modified so that their daughters are likely to become reproductive.

蜂王与20只雄蜂交配，所以每只雄蜂的利益是生育更有可能成为蜂王或生殖工人的雌性后代。相反，蚁后希望所有的工蜂都不能生育。 该项目将确定是否有些雄性将基因传递给后代，这些基因已经被修改，以便他们的女儿可能会生育。