Establishing standards for genome wide association studies in eusocial insects through a case study in honey bees
and sample sizes of at least 1,000 are effective for identifying QTL for key traits. Including both queen and worker genotypes improved QTL discovery power, emphasizing the need to optimize GWAS methods for eusocial species. Our results should improve future GWAS in honey bees and highlights the need for additional simulations and standard-setting work in other eusocial species.
Authors
- Jana Obšteter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1511-3916)
- Mulusew Fikere
- Brock A. Harpur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8722-272X)
- Gregor Gorjanc
- Dylan Ryals
- Luiz F Brito
Institutions
- Roslin Institute (GB)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Agricultural institute of Slovenia (SI)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-51476-0
- Primary Topic
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture