Research progress on the social insect caste differentiation correlated genes.
Author of the article:HE Li-Qing，XI Geng-Si
Author's Workplace：(College of Life Sciences,Shaanxi Normal University, Shaanxi Xi'an 710062, China)
Key Words：social insect;caste;differentiation; gene
Abstract：One of the most important characteristics of social insect is the caste determination, this process includes a female larva developing into a reproductive queen or a sterile worker. The caste differentiation is a regulated by the genes, which have been re