GEOapplication/xmlftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/series/GSE43nnn/GSE43554/primaryOK2000000GenomicsApis melliferaGenome variation profiling by genome tiling arrayhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE43554GEOGSE0falseHoney bee: Apis mellifera syriacaApis mellifera syriaca is the native honeybee subspecies of Jordan and much of the Middle East. It expresses behavioral adaptations to a regional climate with very high temperatures, nectar dearth in summer, attacks of the Oriental wasp Vespa orientalis and in most cases it is resistant to varroa mites. The Thorax control sample of A. m. syriaca in this experiment was originally collected and stored since 2001 from Wadi Ben Hammad a remote valley in the southern region of Jordan. Using morphometric and Mitochondrial DNA markers it was proved that bees from this area had show higher similarity than other samples collected from the Middle East as represented by reference samples collected in 1952 by Brother Adam. The samples L1-L5 are collected from the National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension breading apiary which was originally established for the conservation of Apis mellifera syriaca. Goal was to use the genetic information in the breeding for varroa resistant bees and to determine the successfulness of this conservation program. Project funded by USAID-MERC grant number: TA-MOU-09-M29-075.2016/02/01GSE43554GSM1065296GSM1065297GSM1065298GSM1065292GSM1065293GSM1065294GSM1065295GSM10652911636743554Apis mellifera