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Queen gene


Queen gene
Researchers have found that there is a single gene which determines what type of ant colony a fire-ant queen will establish. Fire-ants form two types of communities, one where the queen rules alone, and one where she shares the throne with other queens.
28 NOVEMBER 1998, P. 25
New Scientist
28 NOVEMBER 1998, P. 25

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