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The Diploid Drone ofApis Cerana Japonicaand its Chromosomes

Hidehiro Hoshiba, Ichiji Okada, Akio Kusanagi

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SummaryDiploid drones were produced from a sibling-mated queen of A. cerana japonica and reared in an incubator on royal jelly from A. mellifera. The haploid chromosome complement of A. cerana japonica consisted of 8 metacentrics and 8 submetacentrics. The 32 chromosomes of diploid drones are shown in a photomicrograph. Sex determination in A. c. japonica is similar to that in A. mellifera.

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Key concepts: Apis cerana, Biology, Drone, Japonica, Ploidy, Chromosome, Zoology, Queen (butterfly)