The mitochondrial genome of the stingless bee Melipona bicolor (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): Sequence, gene organization and a unique tRNA translocation event conserved across the tribe Meliponini

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 451-460

  Silvestre, Daniela ^a   Downton, Mark ^b   Arias, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene rearrangements; Melipoma bicolar; Meliponini; Mitochondrial genome; Social insects

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; CODON USAGE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOME; HONEYBEE; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA BICOLOR; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSLATION; RNA TRANSPORT; STINGLESS BEE; TAXONOMY;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA BICOLOR; MELIPONINAE; PERGA CONDEI;

EID: 46649109951     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572008000300010     Document Type: Article

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