Microsatellite analysis of royal jelly producing traits of Italian honeybee (Apis mellifera Liguatica)

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1037-1044

  Chen, Sheng Lu ^a   Li, Jian Ke ^b   Zhong, Bo Xiong ^a   Su, Song Kun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

High royal jelly production bees; Honey bee; Microsatelite DNA; Royal jelly

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MOLECULAR MARKER; ROYAL JELLY;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SELECTION; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BEES; CHINA; FATTY ACIDS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, INSECT; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; ITALY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SELECTION (GENETICS);

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 26944469585     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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