Well! It's starting to get technical!. As I understand it, a drone is a clone of the queen. She lays an unfertilized egg, which is the product of mysosis. I may be confused, but this would mean that the division of the chromosomes would not always be identical, which means that the drones aren't techinically clones, unless the eggs are produced parthenocarpically. If they are produced parthenocarpically, they are clones. Well, let's wait for the smart people to chime in, but this is BEE- L at it's best! :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::