Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Royal decree: gene expression in transgenerationally immune primed bumblebee workers mimics a primary immune response
Seth M Barribeau, Paul Schmid-Hempel, Ben M Sadd
This paper shows that bumblebee daughters of mothers exposed to bacterial infection express immune-related genes similar to those activated in directly infected individuals, suggesting transgenerational immune priming through conserved pathways.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0159635