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CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE
Volume 57, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2023.101040
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Studies of gene expression provide crucial information on the molecular mechanisms underlying variation in phenotype. Recent advancements in social insect transcriptomics have improved our understanding of phenotypic diversity and identified key genes and networks involved in producing different social insect castes.
Studies of gene expression provide fundamentally important information on the molecular mechanisms underlying variation in phenotype. Recent technological advances have allowed for the robust study of gene expression through analysis of whole transcriptomes. Here, we review current advances in social insect transcriptomics and discuss their implications in understanding phenotypic diversity. Recent transcriptomic studies provide detailed inventories of the genes involved in producing distinct phenotypes in social species. These investigations have identified key genes and networks involved in producing distinct social insect castes. Nevertheless, questions concerning the evolution of gene expression patterns remain. We suggest a path forward for studying gene expression in future studies of biological systems.
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