Mitochondria tRNA gene translocations in highly eusocial bees

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 572-575

  Silvestre, Daniela ^a   Arias, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eusociality; Gene order; Melipona bicolor; Mitogenomics; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ORDER; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; INSECT GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APIDAE; APINI; APOIDEA; MELIPONA BICOLOR; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 33745824730     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572006000300030     Document Type: Article

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