Since the haploid/diploid thing gets so much attention, I tend to ignore it. Someone pointed out that the drone is just a gadget to carry the DNA of his mother. At that point it seems to me that it is essentially a queen mating with a queen. Doesn't this mean that all bets are off and normal rules apply? After all, that is a diploid-diploid situation. Am I just being dumb? Dick *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html