Eusocial insects can be defined as those that live in colonies and have distinct queens and
workers. For most species, queens and workers arise from a common genome, and so caste …

Laboratory experiments and fieldwork with asexually reproducing invertebrates and
vertebrates clearly revealed that animal populations can produce substantial phenotypic …

Social insects display extreme phenotypic differences between sexes and castes even
though the underlying genome can be almost identical. Epigenetic processes have been …

The presence of DNA methylation marks within genic intervals, also called gene body
methylation, is an evolutionarily‐conserved epigenetic hallmark of animal and plant …

Phenotypic differences between sexes are often mediated by differential expression and
alternative splicing of genes. However, the mechanisms that regulate these expression and …

In internally fertilizing species, sperm transfer is not always immediately followed by egg
fertilization, and female sperm storage (FSS) may occur. FSS is a phenomenon in which …

Simple Summary Social insects, namely ants, bees, and termites, are among the most
numerous and successful animals on Earth. This is due to a variety of features: highly …

Honey bees are important species for the study of epigenetics. Female honey bee larvae
with the same genotype can develop into phenotypically distinct organisms (sterile workers …

Understanding the mechanistic basis of epigenetic memory has proven to be a difficult task
due to the underlying complexity of the systems involved in its establishment and …

Transgenerational inheritance of environmentally induced epigenetic marks can have
significant impacts on eco-evolutionary dynamics, but the phenomenon remains …