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Comparative Study
. 2004 Apr;91(4):182-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00114-004-0514-z. Epub 2004 Mar 19.

Dinoponera lucida Emery (Formicidae: Ponerinae): the highest number of chromosomes known in Hymenoptera

C S F Mariano  1 , J H C Delabie, L S Ramos, S Lacau, S G Pompolo
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Comparative Study

Dinoponera lucida Emery (Formicidae: Ponerinae): the highest number of chromosomes known in Hymenoptera

C S F Mariano et al. Naturwissenschaften. 2004 Apr.

Abstract

We report the remarkable karyotype of Dinoponera lucida, a Brazilian endemic ponerine ant. Its chromosome number is 2n=106, most of the chromosomes are acrocentric and of very small size, and the karyotype formula is 88A+18M. A chromosome pair of the AM(t) type is reported. This is the largest number of chromosomes reported for the Hymenoptera order until now.

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