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What proportion of the genes of two workers bees from a hive will be identical?
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∙ 9y ago
100%. because only queen bee reproduce and males are produced from unfertilized egg ie- there genetic will be the same. although the queen be mates with aprox 20 males (drones) the offsprings will be 100% identical
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What is the name for female and male bees?
Male bees are called drones and females are workers.
What do workers bees do?
work
What are the percent of female workers?
About 95% of the honey bees in a hive are workers (infertile females). The rest are drones (male bees) and just one queen.
Which bees feed the egg-laying bee?
The workers
What are three kinds of bees in a honybee hive?
Queen, drones (male bees), workers (infertile females).
Do two worker bees share genes?
Queens and worker bees are all female and come from fertilized eggs, therefore they are diploid and have 16 pairs of chromosomes, with genes from both the queen and the drone that supplied the sperm. The queen only mates once in her lifetime, but she does so with up to 20 drones, so the workers each could have one of a number of fathers. For this reason, two workers don't necesarily share the same genes. For drones (male bees) the picture is different. They come from unfertilized eggs, so they are haploid, and only have 16 single chromosomes. Because these chromosomes all come from the queen, all drones from one queen will share the same genotype. It is an interesting aside to say that drones don't have a father, but they do have a grandfather.
How do the mouthparts of drone bees differ from those of workers?
The mouths of drone bees are slightly larger than worker bees. The worker bees have more functional mouth parts used for building.
How do male bees protect themselves?
male bees do not have stingers, only the females or workers. they must fly away as there only protection.
Are only the girl bees the workers?
The Queen bee and the workers are all female, the male bees (drones) are only produced in spring and can move form hive to hive in the hope of mating with a new queen. After the mating period is passed the drones are killed off by the workers.
How many kinds of honey bees in apiaries?
Three. A queen, drones and workers.
How many eggs hatch into males and female in honey bees?
Around 1% will be drones (male bees). The others will be workers (infertile females).
How bees live?
Bees live in a colony and their nest is called a hive. There is one queen bee and hives can have up to 80,000 bees. Bees eat nectar and pollen from flowers and plants. The workers make honey, which is feed to the larvae.
