If feeding had a role in caste determination, this would mean the larvae have a partial say in determining their future caste.
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In trophogenic caste determination, an organism's caste is dictated by the quality and quantity of food it received during development.
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Sociogenomic methodology has been applied to understanding the biology of eusociality include its cellular origin, caste determination in a eusocial hierarchy, and the mechanisms that mediate division of labor.
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While there is some evidence for a nutritional influence on caste determination in " Melipona ", in " M . beecheii " queens and workers have similar weights, supporting self-determination of caste.
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Note that this is not a general rule though, in e . g . the Melipona and some other bees, there is genetic caste determination ( redlink, I mean genetic control of caste _ ( biology ), see a paper on how this work in some ants here ), though that is a more recent finding and less well understood . talk ) 15 : 41, 4 July 2014 ( UTC)
