A Single Gene Causes Thelytokous Parthenogenesis, the Defining Feature of the Cape Honeybee Apis mellifera capensis, by Yagound et al, 2020
- That means virgin birth.
- A single gene controls the switch from sexual to asexual modes of reproduction
- The scientists used an impressive combination of classical backcrossing and genomic data to pinpoint the gene, and build of model of how virgin birth can happen.
- And it’s in bees.
- Just cool science.