Reduced SNP panels for genetic identification and introgression analysis in the dark honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera).

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....

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Main Authors: Irene Muñoz, Dora Henriques, J Spencer Johnston, Julio Chávez-Galarza, Per Kryger, M Alice Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4395157?pdf=render