caste determination
id: GO:0048648
name: caste determination
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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 environmental and/or genetic cues. Individuals with distinct developmental fates perform different functions in a colony of social insects.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0048649 | caste determination, influence by genetic factors |
| GO:0048650 | caste determination, influence by environmental factors |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0048647 | polyphenic determination |
