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remove evolutionist bias
Queens mate with 10-20 drones, so bee colonies are a mixture of subfamilies with the same mother but different fathers.
Queens mate with 10-20 drones, so bee colonies are a mixture of subfamilies with the same mother but different fathers.
This means that workers in the same subfamily are related by 75% of their genes. They are therefore more closely related to their sisters than to their own offspring, who would only have 50% of their genes. This predisposes them to help raise their sisters or go with a new queen when she starts a new colony rather than seeking a mate.
This means that workers in the same subfamily are related by 75% of their genes. They are therefore more closely related to their sisters than to their own offspring, who would only have 50% of their genes.
==Bee Decline==
==Bee Decline==