Karyotype characterization of Trigona fulviventris Guérin, 1835 (Hymenoptera, Meliponini) by C banding and fluorochrome staining: Report of a new chromosome number in the genus

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 390-393

  Trindade Domingues, Alayne Magalhães ^a,b   Waldschmidt, Ana Maria ^a   Andrade, Sintia Emmanuelle ^a   Andrade Souza, Vanderly ^a,b   de Oliveira Alves, Rogério Marco ^a   da Silva Jr , Juvenal Cordeiro ^a   Costa, Marco Antônio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Evolution; Heterochromatin; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CHROMOMYCIN A3;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; BASE PAIRING; BEE; C BANDING; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; FLUOROCHROME STAINING; GC RICH SEQUENCE; HETEROCHROMATIN; INSECT GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MELIPONINAE; TRIGONA; TRIGONA FULVIVENTRIS;

EID: 30544451024     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572005000300009     Document Type: Article

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