New occurrence of B chromosomes in Partamona helleri (Friese, 1900) (Hymenoptera, Meliponini)
Cytogenetic analyses of the stingless bee Partamona helleri collected in the state of Bahia, Northeast Brazil revealed the chromosome numbers n = 18 in the haploid males and 2n = 35 in the diploid females. All karyotypes displayed one large acrocentric B chromosome, which differs from the minute B c...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2009-01-01
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| Colecção: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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