Term Name: caste determination, influence by genetic factors
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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 genetic cues. Individuals with distinct developmental fates perform different functions in a colony of social insects.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0048649]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: caste determination polyphenic determination, influence by genetic factors