Abstract

Eusocial insects divide labor between reproductive and non-reproductive individuals. The molecular mechanisms underlying the evolution of these castes have remained mysterious. A comparative genomic study of sweat bees points to a familiar factor as a regulator of behavioral specialization: juvenile hormone.

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