New allozyme variability in Italian honey bees.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a110016

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New allozyme variability in Italian honey bees.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Sheppard W S, Berlocher S H

Abstract excerpt

Adult workers of the honey bee, Apis mellifera ligustica, from Italy were assayed for enzyme polymorphism using a variety of electrophoretic conditions. Three polymorphic enzyme systems are described, two of which, malic enzyme and an esterase, were previously unknown in indigenous A. m. ligustic...

Topics

Animals
Bees
Enzymes
Esterases
Genetic Variation
Malate Dehydrogenase
Polymorphism, Genetic

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