Simple Summary The class Insecta constitutes the largest group of terrestrial animals, with
more than a million described species. As in all other animals, insect genomes contain …

 Abstract Recently, hypotheses regarding the evolutionary patterns of ribosomal genes in ant
chromosomes have been under discussion. One of these hypotheses proposes a …

The major rDNA genes are composed of tandem repeats and are part of the nucleolus
organizing regions (NORs). They are highly conserved and therefore useful in …

Fungus-farming ants of the genus Mycetophylax exhibit intra and interspecific chromosome
variability, which makes them suitable for testing hypotheses about possible chromosomal …

A substantial portion of the eukaryotic genome includes repetitive DNA, which is important
for its stability, regulation, and architecture. Fungus-farming ant genomes show remarkable …

Chromosome counts and karyotype characterization have proved to be important features of
a genome. Chromosome changes during the diversification of ants might play an important …

Telomeric sequences are conserved across species. The most common sequence reported
among insects is (TTAGG) n, but its universal occurrence is not a consensus because other …

Two valid ant species, Camponotus rufipes and Camponotus renggeri, have recently been
the subject of a broad discussion with reference to taxa synonymization. Both species are …

The ant Acromyrmex ameliae is a social parasite of two leaf-cutting ant subspecies:
Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus and A. subterraneus brunneus. Cytogenetic data …

Over the past several decades, ant cytogenetic studies have focused on chromosome
number and morphology; however, recently, additional information concerning …