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Subject:	High-Quality Queens
From:	Russ Litsinger <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sun, 5 Jun 2022 02:56:47 +0000
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>Two sexes, M & F. Two female castes. Sex isn't a caste distinction.

Good catch- I was sloppy with my summary.

>Phenotype seems a better fit:

Agreed. From the abstract:

'The capacity of the honey bee to produce three phenotypically distinct organisms (two female castes; queens and sterile workers, and haploid male drones) from one genotype represents one of the most remarkable examples of developmental plasticity in any phylum.'

http://m.genome.cshlp.org/content/28/10/1532

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180822130958.htm

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