Worker ants vault to queenly rank after just one gene turns on

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A single gene can determine whether an ant is a worker or royalty, by triggering a cascade of brain changes that alter the insect’s behaviour¹.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03024-1

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Gospocic, J. et al. Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.10.006 (2021).

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