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Scientists Sequence Genome of Brazilian Stingless Bee | Genetics – Sci-News.com
A team of researchers from Brazil has sequenced the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of Frieseomelitta varia, a stingless bee that has, as a peculiarity, a completely sterile worker caste.
A team of researchers from Brazil has sequenced the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of Frieseomelitta varia, a stingless bee that has, as a peculiarity, a completely sterile worker caste.
A guard bee standing next to the entrance hole of the Frieseomelitta varia colony. Image credit: Bibafu / CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frieseomelitta varia, a species of bee in the tribe Meliponini (stingless bees), was chosen for this genome project because of its peculiar reproductive biology.
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