Abstract
Variant genomic expression and proteomics ultimately induce plasticity in
honey bees' ovarian development. The expression of the same genomic content in
female castes is influenced by; the compositional difference between royal jelly and
workers jelly, queen pheromones, hormones associated with metamorphosis and
environmental cues. Various concerned genetic elements with diversified
transcriptomics include Kr-h1,hsp, Cut-like protein gene, Ftz-F1, anti-apoptotic buffy,
Incov, oat, Apaf-1, ark, Incov2, MAPK, FoxO, mTOR, Hedgehog, TGF-β, Wnt, Hippo,
Toll, Imd, H3K4me3, H3K27ac, H3K36me3, etc. The specific genetic elements are
responsible for the structural and functional activation of the queen ovary. In workers,
the same genetic factors act as the primary criterion for induction Programme Cell
Death (PCD). This chapter attributes to enlisting concerned genetic elements which
serve as an inducer for divergent ovarian development. The next chapter describes the
details of PCD in workers' ovaries.
Keywords: Associated genetic elements and queen, Ovarian developmental plasticity.