The Difference Between Queen Bees and Worker Bees Has Most

Question

The difference between queen bees and worker bees has most precisely to do with
A) Genetic evolution
B) Royal jelly, which affects a larval bee's epigentic tags for development
C) The kinds of plants a bee eats
D) Transgenerational epigenetic change
E) Imprinting and plasticity

Accepted Answer

Queen bees and worker bees are genetically identical, but the larval bees are fed different amounts and types of royal jelly. This affects their epigenetic tags for development, leading to the development of different physical and behavioral characteristics.