A simple, non-radioactive DNA fingerprinting method for identifying patrilines in honeybee colonies

Apidologie

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-263

  Beye, Martin ^a   Neumann, Peter ^a   Schmitzová, Jana ^b   Klaudiny, Jaroslav ^b   Albert, Štefan ^b   Šimúth, Jozef ^c   Felder, Marius ^c   Moritz, Robin F A ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Fingerprinting; Honeybee; Mating; Patriline; PCR

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA; ROYAL JELLY;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; HONEYBEE; PATRILINE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; HONEYBEE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX;

ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031835134     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19980305     Document Type: Article

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