Figure 3. Transcriptional pattern of abdominal-A, ataxin-2, cryptocephal, dachshund, distal-less, grunge, Retinoic and fat acid Binding protein and ultrabithorax during leg development in A. mellifera castes.

Ordinates represent relative transcript levels assessed by qRT-PCR. Data were normalized by ribosomal protein-49. Three biological samples were analyzed in technical duplicates. L4, L5F and L5S: larval stages; L5PP: pre-pupae; Pw: white-eyed pupae; *: significant statistical differences between castes (P<0.01).