Apinae Tetragona

Cytogenetic data

TribeSpeciesSample localCountry(ies)Haploid(n)Diploid(2n)KaryotypeNotesGenome size (pg)Classic cytogenetic dataMolecular cytogenetic dataReferences
MeliponiniTetragona clavipesViçosa, Minas GeraisBrazil342k= 6acrocentric + 28pseudo-acrocentricC-bandingDAPI/CMA3Rocha et al. 2003a  
MeliponiniTetragona elongataViçosa, Minas GeraisBrazil342k= 18metacentric + 14submetacentric + 2subtelocentricFISH (ribosomal probe, microsatellite probes)Tavares et al. 2023  

Chromosome classification: Levan et al. (1964): metacentric (m), submetacentric (sm), subtelocentric (st), or acrocentric (a). Imai (1991): metacentric (M) or acrocentric (A), with a variety of forms depending on the position of the heterochromatin on the karyotype.

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Bibliography

Tavares, M.G., Oliveira, E.R., Elizeu, A.M., Novaes, C.M., Travenzoli, N.M., Lopes, D.M. Comparative molecular cytogenetics in five species of stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 302 : pp 37-42. 2023. DOI: [10.1016/j.jcz.2022.11.008 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2022.11.008]

Rocha, M.P., Pompolo, S.G., Campos, L.A.O. Citogenética da tribo Meliponini (Hymenoptera, Apidae). UNESC, Criciúma, : pp 311-320. 2003a