Transcriptomic analysis of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen spermathecae reveals genes that may be involved in sperm storage after mating
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244648
Abstract: Honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens have a remarkable organ, the spermatheca, which successfully stores sperm for years after a virgin queen mates. This study uniquely characterized and quantified the transcriptomes of the spermathecae from mated… read more here.
Keywords: virgin queen; queen spermathecae; spermathecae; honey bee ... See more keywords