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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

Gene Expression and Alternative Splicing Regulate Phenotypic Plasticity of a Social Wasp.

Michael A Catto, Sarah E Orr, Brendan G Hunt, Michael A D Goodisman

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Michael A CattoSchool of Biological Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9257-0320
Sarah E OrrSchool of Biological Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8870-4867
Brendan G HuntDepartment of Entomology University of Georgia Griffin Georgia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0030-9302
Michael A D GoodismanSchool of Biological Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4842-3956

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phenotypic plasticity enables a single genome to produce multiple highly variable phenotypes. Plasticity arises through transcriptomic variation, which includes differential gene expression and alternative splicing. Here, we use the polyandrous social wasp

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caste‐specific profilesgenetic variationheritabilitysocial insectstissue‐specific profilesVespula maculifrons

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PMCPMC13364406

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