From: Jonathan Getty <[log in to unmask]>

>That's not how it works with diploid drones

...sorry, I was on a quick work break and wrote in haste...that was garbage.

>and you can't talk about queens crossing with queens anyway.

...are you selecting individual drones for mating, or colonies to produce drones?  Since the drone is essentially a flying sperm (and all his sperm is a clone of his haploid genes), I don't really know how else to talk about it other than crossing two queens.

deknow

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