Organ-specific patterns of endopolyploidy in the giant ant Dinoponera australis

Endoreduplication is an alternative cell cycle that omits cell division such that cellular ploidy increases, generating “endopolyploidy”. Endoreduplication is common among eukaryotes and is thought to be important in generalized cell differentiation. Previous research on ants sug...

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Main Authors: Daniel Scholes, Andrew Suarez, Adrian Smith, Spencer Johnston, Ken Paige
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:http://jhr.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1657