Cytogenetic characterization of Melipona rufiventris Lepeletier 1836 and Melipona mondury Smith 1863 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) by C banding and fluorochromes staining

Cytogenetic characterization of Melipona rufiventris Lepeletier 1836 and Melipona mondury Smith 1863 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) by C banding and fluorochromes staining

The stingless bees Melipona rufiventris and M. mondury were analyzed cytogenetically by conventional staining with Giemsa, C-banding and sequential staining with the fluorochromes CMA3/DA/DAPI. Both species presented 2n = 18 and n = 9, except for one colony of M. rufiventris, in which some individua...

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Main Authors: Denilce Meneses Lopes, Sílvia das Graças Pompolo, Lúcio Antônio de Oliveira Campos, Mara Garcia Tavares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2008-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Melipona
stingless bees
B chromosomes
fluorochromes
C-banding
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