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Maria Cristina Arias

Universidade de São PauloORCID 0000-0003-1477-101XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:genome assembly· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Natália de Souza AraujoiD· 3 shared Paulo Cseri RicardoiD· 2 shared Beatriz Tanzi MartinsiD· 1 shared Felipe Cordeiro DiasiD· 1 shared Fernando OgiharaiD· 1 shared Heraldo MauchiD· 1 shared Pedro Mariano‐MartinsiD· 1 shared

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintMay 20, 2026

The high-quality genome assembly of Coelioxoides waltheriae (Apidae: Nomadinae) reveals gene family dynamics and evolutionary shifts related to its cleptoparasitic lifestyle

Felipe Cordeiro Dias, Heraldo Mauch, Paulo Cseri Ricardo…·Maria Cristina Arias

This paper presents the first high-quality genome assembly of a cleptoparasitic bee, revealing gene family contractions and expansions linked to its parasitic lifestyle.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.18.725936

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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GenomicsComparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and ProteomicsPeer-reviewedOct 1, 2025

Investigating the molecular basis of cleptobiosis in eusocial stingless bees (Apidae: Hymenoptera)

Paulo Cseri Ricardo, Natália de Souza Araujo, Maria Cristina Arias

The paper compares transcriptomes of cleptobiotic and non-robber stingless bees to identify molecular adaptations linked to their specialized raiding behavior.

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multiple speciesbulk RNA-seq

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintOct 9, 2023

Insights from Melipona bicolor hybrid genome assembly: A stingless bee genome with chromosome-level scaffold

Natália de Souza Araujo, Fernando Ogihara, Pedro Mariano‐Martins, Maria Cristina Arias

This paper presents the chromosome-level genome assembly of Melipona bicolor, a polygynous stingless bee, and explores its evolutionary and venom gene characteristics.

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whole-genome sequencingexperimental assay

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