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Reduced SNP panels for genetic identification and introgression analysis in the dark honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Muñoz Irene, Henriques Dora, Johnston J Spencer, Chávez-Galarza Julio, Kryger Per, Pinto M Alice
Abstract excerpt
Beekeeping activities, especially queen trading, have shaped the distribution of honey bee (Apis mellifera) subspecies in Europe, and have resulted in extensive introductions of two eastern European C-lineage subspecies (A. m. ligustica and A. m. carnica) into the native range of the M-lineage A. m. mellifera subspecies in Western Europe. As a consequence, replacement and gene flow between native and commercial...
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