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A core linkage map of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris.
Genome - 1 Oct 2006
Wilfert Lena, Gadau Jürgen, Schmid-Hempel Paul
Abstract excerpt
The bumblebee Bombus terrestris is an economically important pollinator and an emerging model species in quantitative and population genetics. We generated genetic linkage maps for 3 independent mapping populations of B. terrestris. The linkage map with the highest resolution had 21 linkage groups, which adequately represents the haploid chromosome number of B. terrestris (n = 18). This map can be considered...
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