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[Local honeybee (Apis mellifera mellifera L.) populations in the Urals].
Genetika - 1 Jun 2007
Il'iasov R A, Petukhov A V, Poskriakov A V, Nikolaenko A G
Abstract excerpt
The COI-COII intergenic region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was studied in local honeybee (Apis mellifera mellifera) L. populations from the Middle and Southern Urals. Analysis of bee colonies in these regions revealed apiaries enriched in families descending from A. m. mellifera in the maternal lineage. These results confirm the suggestion of preservation of A. m. mellifera refuges in the Urals and provide...
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