Fig. 4
From: Costs of reproduction are present but latent in eusocial bumblebee queens
Comparisons of mRNA-seq gene expression profiles by chronological age in experimental Bombus terrestris queens. Arrows and associated numbers denote differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between two conditions (increasing in chronological age from left to right) for a brain; b fat body; and c ovaries. R conditions, eggs removed; C conditions, eggs removed and replaced. Red numbers, above arrows: numbers of genes upregulated (more expressed with chronological age) between two conditions linked by an arrow; blue numbers, below arrows: numbers of genes downregulated (less expressed with chronological age) between two conditions linked by an arrow. d Scale displaying the day of the experiment on which each condition was sampled. TP1: time-point 1, TP2: time-point 2. Sample sizes: brain: R:TP1G (N = 6), R:TP2G (N = 5); C:TP1G (N = 6), C:TP2G (N = 5); fat body: R:TP1G (N = 6), R:TP2G (N = 6); C:TP1G (N = 6), C:TP2G (N = 4); ovaries: R:TP1G (N = 6), R:TP2G (N = 6); C:TP1G (N = 6), C:TP2G (N = 6)