Karyotypes and heterochromatin variation (C-bands) in Melipona species (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae)
We describe the karyotypes of eight bee species of the genus Melipona and compare them in terms of heterochromatin content and location (C-banding technique). All species had 2n = 18 (females) and n = 9 (males) chromosomes, but a wide variation in heterochromatin content was detected among karyotype...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
1998-03-01
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| Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571998000100008 |