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Re: Small Cell size adoption
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Would there be any genetic diversity within the population of drones from
> the same queen?
>
>Nope, because they only get DNA from the mother (no father involved),
> therefore no recombination.


I have it in my mind that the queen, being diploid, will have a re-shuffled assortment of genes in every egg that she produces, the same as with humans, and so each drone will be different.  On the other hand, the drone, being haploid, will produce identical sperm.  Or am I confused?

Chris

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