You are a researcher trying to understand the epigenetic mechanisms of queen bee development. Which of the following experimental manipulations would probably NOT lead to the development of a queen bee?
A) Feeding royal jelly to a female honeybee larva
B) Feeding decitabine, a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor, to a female larva
C) Injecting Dnmt3 siRNA into a female honeybee larva
D) Activation of a DNA cytosine deaminase enzyme in a female larva
E) Feeding royal jelly to an adult worker honeybee

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Feeding royal jelly to an adult worker honeybee would not lead to the development of a queen bee, as the critical period for queen development is during the larval stage, not in adulthood.

You Are a Researcher Trying to Understand the Epigenetic Mechanisms