Sarthok Rahman
Biology Graduate Student - Hines Lab
Huck Affiliations
News Articles Featuring Sarthok Rahman
May 01, 2019
How The Bumble Bee Got Its Stripes
Researchers have discovered a gene that drives color differences within a species of bumble bees. This discovery helps to explain the highly diverse color patterns among bumble bee species as well as how mimicry — individuals in an area adopting similar color patterns — evolves.
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May 01, 2019
Researchers Identify ‘Color Switch’ Gene in Black-Tailed Bumblebees
Penn State researcher Heather Hines and colleagues investigated the genetic basis of color in the black-tailed bumblebee, which exhibits two regional color patterns.
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