TABLE 3.
Representation of the queen by queen cell and drone egg tissues
| Tissue comparison | Pairs of samples | Different calls (% of all loci) ± SE | Queen flight muscle call rate ± SE | Call rate of the alternative tissue ± SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen versus queen cell | 19 | 0.09 ± 0.20 | 99.42 ± 0.60 | 99.31 ± 0.61 |
| Queen versus 120 eggs | 7 | 0.14 ± 0.12 | 98.72 ± 1.07 | 98.71 ± 0.67 |
| Queen versus 30 eggs | 7 | 0.17 ± 0.14 | 98.52 ± 1.02 | 98.06 ± 0.52 |
All queen genotypes were generated using DNA from flight muscle tissue in these comparisons.