Figure 3
From: MicroRNAs Associated with Caste Determination and Differentiation in a Primitively Eusocial Insect
Northern blot expression profiles for two miRNAs, (a) miR-6001-5p and (b) miR-6001-3p, and a control probe (U6), in Bombus terrestris late-instar queen-destined larvae and queen-destined pupae. The miR-6001-3p probe produced a weaker signal than the miR-6001-5p probe; however, both probes showed the same pattern of gene expression. Qhd, queen-destined larva, head; Qdt, queen-destined larva, digestive tract; Qcu, queen-destined larva, cuticle; QL, queen-destined larva, whole body preparation; QP1, early queen pupa, whole body preparation; QP2, late queen pupa, whole body preparation.
