Mitochondrial genome differences between the stingless bees Melipona rufiventris and Melipona mondury (Apidae: Meliponini)
Genet. mol. res. (Online)
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6(1): 8-14, 2007. tab
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ABSTRACT
Within the Meliponini, a widely distributed group of stingless bees, Melipona rufiventris has been considered as a single, cohesive species. Recently, analysis of morphological characters led to the splitting of this species into two species, M. mondury and M. rufiventris. The former occurs in the Atlantic Rain Forest ranging from Santa Catarina to Bahia States, while the latter is found in other parts of Brazil. We used PCR + RFLP to identify genetic marker patterns of the mtDNA between these species. Nine mtDNA regions were amplified and digested with four restriction enzymes (EcoRI, EcoRV, HindIII, and HinfI). Six species-specific restriction sites were identified for M. mondury and M. rufiventris with all enzymes, except for HindIII. The molecular data agree with the morphological classification.
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Sujet Principal:
Variation génétique
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Abeilles
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ADN mitochondrial
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Génome d'insecte
Limites du sujet:
Animaux
Pays comme sujet:
Amérique du Sud
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Brésil
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Genet. mol. res. (Online)
Thème du journal:
Biologie moléculaire
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Génétique
Année:
2007
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Universidade Regional de Blumenau/BR
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