New occurrence of B chromosomes in Partamona helleri (Friese, 1900) (Hymenoptera, Meliponini)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 782-785

  Martins, Cinthia Caroline Cardoso ^a   Duarte, Olivia Maria Pereira ^a   Waldschmidt, Ana Maria ^b   Alves, Rogério Marco De Oliveira ^c   Costa, Marco Antônio ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Geographic variation; Partamona helleri; Stingless bee; Supernumerary chromosomes

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCHROME;

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME C BAND; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GIEMSA STAIN; HAPLOIDY; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; STAINING; STINGLESS BEE; TELOMERE;

HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE; PARTAMONA HELLERI;

EID: 73449114970     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572009005000065     Document Type: Article

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