A SNP based high-density linkage map of Apis cerana reveals a high recombination rate similar to Apis mellifera.

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 studyin...

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Main Authors: Yuan Yuan Shi, Liang Xian Sun, Zachary Y Huang, Xiao Bo Wu, Yong Qiang Zhu, Hua Jun Zheng, Zhi Jiang Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3794977?pdf=render