Gene copy number and differential gene expression in haploid and diploid males of the stingless bee, Melipona quadrifasciata

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 587-598

  Borges, A A ^a,c   Humann, F C ^b   Tavares, M G ^a   Campos, L A O ^a   Hartfelder, K ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Differential gene expression; Diploid males; Real time PCR; Stingless bees; Suppression subtractive hybridization

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BEE; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HYBRIDIZATION; MATURATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PLOIDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SOCIAL INSECT;

HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 84867576960     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-012-0259-1     Document Type: Article

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