Haplotypes of the tRNAleu-COII mtDNA Region in Russian Apis mellifera Populations.

ABSTRACT: Analysis of the mtDNA tRNAleu-COII locus is a widely used tool to establish belonging to a particular evolutionary lineage of Apis mellifera L. (lineages A, M, C, O, and Y). In Russia, most of the area was once inhabited by Apis mellifera mellifera from the M evolutionary lineage, but the introduction of bee subspecies from the southern regions of Russia (A. m. caucasica, A. m. carnica) and from abroad (A. m. carnica, A. m. ligustica) led to fragmentation of their native range. In this study, the results of assessing the haplotype number for the tRNAleu-COII locus of mtDNA in Russian Apis mellifera populations were presented. We analyzed 269 colonies from 19 regions of Russia. As a result, two evolutionary lineages were identif

SUBMITTER: Kaskinova MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10376158 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature