1986/03/14 by M. W. J. Crosland, Ross H. Crozier · 7 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Plant and animal studies #Animal Behavior and Reproduction
paper · doi:10.1126/science.231.4743.1278
openalex publication_date 1986/03/14 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
A new sibling species of the primitive Australian ant Myrmecia pilosula has a chromosome number of n = 1. C-banding techniques confirm that the two chromosomes of workers are homologous. Males are haploid, as in other Hymenoptera, and their somatic cells contain only a single chromosome. This new species is potentially of great importance in both laboratory and field studies on gene organization.