Cytogenetic characterization of Melipona rufiventris Lepeletier 1836 and Melipona mondury Smith 1863 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) by C banding and fluorochromes staining

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-52

  Lopes, Denilce Meneses ^a   das Graças Pompolo, Sílvia ^a   de Oliveira Campos, Lúcio Antônio ^a   Tavares, Mara Garcia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

B chromosomes; C banding; Fluorochromes; Melipona; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CHROMOMYCIN A3; DISTAMYCIN A;

ANIMAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; C BANDING; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; EUCHROMATIN; FEMALE; FLUOROCHROME STAINING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GIEMSA STAIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; HYMENOPTERA; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MELIPONA MONDURY; MELIPONA RUFIVENTRIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA; MELIPONA RUFIVENTRIS; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 44649160678     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572008000100010     Document Type: Article

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