Genetically Driven Behavior
The wasps do not interact with their young, leaving them to be independent and solitary from the moment they are "hatched". They are not taught to build the pots, nor are they taught to break out of the chamber. This behavior is instinctual and therefore must be passed on to each generation through genetically.
Haplodiploidy is a genetically driven sex-determination system seen in the Hymenoptera (the order of insects). Under this system, sex of offspring are determined by the number of sets of chromosomes received. Those formed through intercourse are female, diploid (two homozygus copies of each chromosome) , and males form from unfertilized haploid (one copy of each chromosome) egg cells. An advantage of haplodiploidy is that mutations are often removed from the population very quickly, because they will be automatically expressed in the males.
The wasps do not interact with their young, leaving them to be independent and solitary from the moment they are "hatched". They are not taught to build the pots, nor are they taught to break out of the chamber. This behavior is instinctual and therefore must be passed on to each generation through genetically.
Haplodiploidy is a genetically driven sex-determination system seen in the Hymenoptera (the order of insects). Under this system, sex of offspring are determined by the number of sets of chromosomes received. Those formed through intercourse are female, diploid (two homozygus copies of each chromosome) , and males form from unfertilized haploid (one copy of each chromosome) egg cells. An advantage of haplodiploidy is that mutations are often removed from the population very quickly, because they will be automatically expressed in the males.