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

ABSTRACT: 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 populations have occurred at varying levels across western European populations. Genetic identification and introgression analysis using molecular markers is an important tool for management and conservation of honey bee subspecies. Previous studies have monitored introgression by using microsatellite, PCR-RFLP markers and most recently, high density assays using single nucleotide p

SUBMITTER: Munoz I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4395157 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature