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How queen bees control the princesses

Queen bees and ants emit a chemical that alters the DNA of their daughters and keeps them as sterile and industrious workers

Science Daily reports on how Queen Bees control their daughters

Queen bees and ants emit a chemical that alters the DNA of their daughters and keeps them as sterile and industrious workers, scientists have found. The team found evidence that workers exposed to pheromones tag their DNA with methylation differently, which might suppress queenly characteristics in the workers.

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