Genetics Help to Determine Ant Caste System (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

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Genetics Help to Determine Ant Caste System (1 of 3)

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Image of the Pogonomyrmex barbatus queen. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Oct. 24, 2008, issue of Science , published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Tanja Schwander and colleagues at the University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland was titled "Genetic Compatibility Affects Queen and Worker Caste Determination."

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