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A SNP based high-density linkage map of Apis cerana reveals a high recombination rate similar to Apis mellifera.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Shi Yuan Yuan, Sun Liang Xian, Huang Zachary Y, Wu Xiao Bo, Zhu Yong Qiang, Zheng Hua Jun, Zeng Zhi Jiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Eastern honey bee, Apis cerana Fabricius, is distributed in southern and eastern Asia, from India and China to Korea and Japan and southeast to the Moluccas. This species is also widely kept for honey production besides Apis mellifera. Apis cerana is also a model organism for studying social behavior, caste determination, mating biology, sexual selection, and host-parasite interactions. Few...
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