Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
A long non-coding RNA is a key factor in the evolution of insect eusociality
C. A. M. Cardoso Junior, G. J. Tiberio, D. C. Lago…·K. H. Hartfelder
The paper identifies a long non-coding RNA, lncov1, that interacts with Tudor-SN to promote worker sterility in honey bees, contributing to the evolution of eusociality.