The origin of the nucleic Acid bases found in the royal jelly of the honeybee.
The discovery that the royal jelly of the honeybee contains large quantities of nucleic acids raises the question, "Where do these nucleic acids come from?" A review of pertinent literature strongly suggests that the same mechanism is involved as in the case of the extrachromosomal DNA of amphibian oocytes.
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DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN.