supersister

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ sister.

Pronunciation

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Noun

supersister (plural supersisters)

  1. (biology) Any of a set of sisters of a haplodiploid species (e.g. honeybee, or any Hymenoptera) who are daughters of the same queen that was inseminated by a single male (drone). By contrast, full sisters of a diploid species (e.g. humans) share a genetic coefficient of relatedness of 0.5. Supersisters share 0.75 relatedness.

References

  • “Effects of Insemination Quantity on Honey Bee Queen Physiology”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], NIH PLoS ONE, 25 November 2007 (last accessed)
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