Apis mellifera ligustica Transcriptome or Gene expression
We analyzed the gene expression differences between the courted virgin queen (CVQ) and non-courted virgin queens (NCVQ) of A. mellifera using a high-throughput sequencing method. Through Digital Gene Expression (DGE) sequencing, 452 genes were differentially expressed, out of which,90 genes were up-regulated and 362 genes were down-regulated in CVQ compared with NCVQ.