Differentiation of Melipona quadrifasciata L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) subspecies using cytochrome b PCR-RFLP patterns

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 445-450

  Souza, Rogério O ^a   Moretto, Geraldo ^b   Arias, Maria Cristina ^c   Del Lama, Marco A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Melipona quadrifasciata; mtDNA; PCR RFLP patterns; Subspecies differentiation

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYMENOPTERA; IMAGO; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA ANTHIDIOIDES; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA QUADRIFASCIATA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGANISM COLONY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; STINGLESS BEE; SUBSPECIES;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 46649087576     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572008000300009     Document Type: Article

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