Changes in the structure and pigmentation of the eyes of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) queens with the "limão" mutation
This study describes the ultrastructural differences between the compound eyes of ch li/ch li and Ch/ch li honeybee queens. Heterozygous "limão" bees had an almost normal ultrastructural organization of the ommatidia, but there were some alterations, including small vacuoles in the crystal...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2000-03-01
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| Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572000000100017 |