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Table 3 Taxonomically restricted genes associated with division of labor or glandular specialization

From: Taxonomically restricted genes are associated with the evolution of sociality in the honey bee

Grozinger et al 2007

Queens

%

Workers

%

No difference

%

Orphan

18

2.71

37

6.88

61

3.24

Hymenoptera

1

0.15

2

0.37

7

0.37

Social-Insect

5

0.75

5

0.93

10

0.53

Hymenoptera-Conserved

5

0.75

4

0.74

17

0.90

Insect

10

1.51

7

1.30

15

0.80

Metazoa

464

69.98

367

68.22

1339

71.22

Other

160

24.13

116

21.56

431

22.93

Total

663

 

538

 

1880

 

Alaux et al (2009)

Nurses

%

Foragers

%

  

Orphan

21

2.39

16

3.17

  

Hymenoptera

4

0.46

5

0.99

  

Social-Insect

4

0.46

5

0.99

  

Hymenoptera-Conserved

6

0.68

4

0.79

  

Insect

10

1.14

6

1.19

  

Metazoa

564

64.16

326

64.68

  

Other

270

30.72

142

28.17

  

Total

879

 

504

   
 

HP Glands

%

    

Orphan

2

1.89

    

Hymenoptera

0

0.00

    

Social-Insect

1

0.94

    

Hymenoptera-Conserved

1

0.94

    

Insect

1

0.94

    

Metazoa

57

53.77

    

Other

44

41.51

    

Total

106

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