Longitudinal differentiation in Melipona mandacaia (Hymenoptera, Meliponini) chromosomes

Hereditas

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Rocha, Marlapi P ^a,b   Cruz, M P ^c   Fernandes, A ^d   Waldschmidt, A M ^c   Silva Junior, J C ^c   Pompolo, S G ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; DNA; ENZYME; MEPACRINE MUSTARD; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; C BANDING; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME NOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; FEMALE; FLUOROCHROME STAINING; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENUS; GIEMSA STAIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; HYMENOPTERA; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; CHROMOSOME BANDING; FLUORESCENT DYES; HETEROCHROMATIN; HYMENOPTERA; KARYOTYPING; METAPHASE; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STAINING AND LABELING;

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MELIPONA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 0042744908     PISSN: 00180661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-5223.2003.01699.x     Document Type: Article

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