Retinue (IMAGE)

Penn State

Retinue

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If a worker behaves altruistically and helps rear her sisters' offspring, she will ensure that her matrigenes -- those genes she inherits from her queen mother -- are passed on to the next generation. this image shows honey bee workers caring for their queen moher by grooming her.

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David Galbraith, Penn State

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