Genetic structure of honeybee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera : Apidae) populations of Turkey inferred from microsatellite analysis

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2007-01-01

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Bodur, Cagri
Kence, Meral
Kence, Aykut

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We analyzed the genetic structure of 11 honeybee (Apis mellifera L) populations from Turkey and one from Cyprus using 9 microsatellite marker loci. Heterozygosity levels, mean number of alleles per population, number of diagnostic alleles, and pairwise F-ST values were computed for the populations studied. Heterozygosity levels were found to range between 0.54 and 0.68. We detected high levels of genetic divergence among the populations based on pairwise F-ST values; 50 of 66 pairwise F-ST values were significant. The presence of a large number of rare alleles and highly differentiated populations of honeybees are consistent with Anatolia's role as a genetic center for Middle Eastern honeybees. We suggest that certain precautions should be taken to limit introduction of foreign subspecies to preserve native genetic resources.

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Apis mellifera, Honeybee, Turkey, Microsatellites, Genetic diversity, Population structure

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/56781

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JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH

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https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2007.11101366

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C. Bodur, M. Kence, and A. Kence, “Genetic structure of honeybee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera : Apidae) populations of Turkey inferred from microsatellite analysis,” JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, pp. 50–56, 2007, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/56781.