Genetics in the Honey Bee: Achievements and Prospects toward the Functional Analysis of Molecular and Neural Mechanisms Underlying Social Behaviors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Genetic Methods Applied to the Honey Bee
2.1. Forward Genetics Utilizing Quantitative Trait Loci
2.2. Exploration of Candidate Genes by Transcriptomic Approaches
2.3. RNA Interference
2.4. Transfection of External DNA
2.5. Transgenesis Using Transposon piggyBac
2.6. Gene Knockout by Genome Editing
3. Toward the Functional Analyses of Molecular and Neural Bases Underlying Honey Bee Social Behaviors
3.1. Honey Bee Mushroom Body: Gene Expression Profiles and Comparison among Hymenopteran Insects
3.2. Exploration and Functional Analyses of Genes/Neurons Related to Social Behaviors in Hymenopteran Insects
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Kohno, H.; Kubo, T. Genetics in the Honey Bee: Achievements and Prospects toward the Functional Analysis of Molecular and Neural Mechanisms Underlying Social Behaviors. Insects 2019, 10, 348. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10100348
Kohno H, Kubo T. Genetics in the Honey Bee: Achievements and Prospects toward the Functional Analysis of Molecular and Neural Mechanisms Underlying Social Behaviors. Insects. 2019; 10(10):348. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10100348
Chicago/Turabian StyleKohno, Hiroki, and Takeo Kubo. 2019. "Genetics in the Honey Bee: Achievements and Prospects toward the Functional Analysis of Molecular and Neural Mechanisms Underlying Social Behaviors" Insects 10, no. 10: 348. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10100348