Genetic achievements to identify molecular and neural mechanisms related to social behaviors in honey bees

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1 Leila Gharehdaghi, Assistant Professor, Animal Science Research Department, East Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran

10.22034/hbsj.2024.366035.1168

Abstract

The European honey bee is a model organism for studying social behaviors. Comprehensive analyses focusing on the differential expression profiles of genes between the brains of nurse bees and foragers has identified candidate genes related to honey bee behaviors. In this review, the genetic methods applied to studies of the honey bee, ranging from classical genetics to recently developed gene modification methods using RNA Interference, microRNAs, transfection of external DNA, transposons, and CRISPR/Cas9 were described and the results of previous researches are explained. The exploration of candidate genes in bees can be attractive targets for functional analysis and the discovery of the molecular and neural bases underlying social behaviors and also provide the basis for the breeding of this species.

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