Genetics of Social Behavior - Sociogenomics - Eusociality

Eusociality

Sociogenomic methodology has been applied to understanding the biology of eusociality include its cellular origin, caste determination in a eusocial hierarchy, and the mechanisms that mediate division of labor. Efforts in genome sequencing have allowed researchers to examine eusocial insect behavior from a molecular perspective.

Notable progress in this field was made by the Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium, which published and made public a completed honey bee (Apis mellifera) genome in October 2006. Completion of the honey bee genome and other model organism genomes has made further between-species sociogenomic comparisons possible.

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