Transcript levels of ten caste-related genes in adult diploid males of Melipona quadrifasciata(Hymenoptera, Apidae) - A comparison with haploid males, queens and workers

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 698-706

  Borges, Andreia A ^a   Humann, Fernanda C ^b   Oliveira Campos, Lucio A ^a   Tavares, Mara G ^a   Hartfelder, Klaus ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caste; Differential gene expression; Diploid male; Real time PCR; Stingless bee

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE; PARAMYOSIN;

AMINO ACID POLYAMINE TRANSPORTER GENE; ARTICLE; CERAMIDE KINASE GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE GENE; DIPLOIDY; DOWN REGULATION; DUNCE GENE; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROUCHO GENE; HAPLOIDY; IMAGO; INSECT GENETICS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA; MQ5 GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARAMYOSIN GENE; PERMEASE GENE; QUEEN (INSECT); REPRESSOR GENE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STINGLESS BEE; TRANSMEMBRANE TRANSPORTER GENE; UPREGULATION; WORKER (INSECT);

EID: 82355168973     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572011005000050     Document Type: Article

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