Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

caste determination

Term ID
GO:0048648
Synonyms
Definition
The process in which individuals, having the potential to develop any of several distinct developmental paths, have their individual developmental fate determined in response to environmental and/or genetic cues. Individuals with distinct developmental fates perform different functions in a colony of social insects.
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Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes