A high recombination rate in eusocial Hymenoptera: Evidence from the common wasp Vespula vulgaris

BMC Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sirviö, Anu ^a   Johnston, J Spencer ^b   Wenseleers, Tom ^c   Pamilo, Pekka ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Zoological Institute   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMYRMEX ECHINATIOR; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANT; ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOTYPE; HONEYBEE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT GENETICS; INSECT SOCIETY; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POGONOMYRMEX RUGOSUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; VESPULA VULGARIS; WASP; ANIMAL; BEE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; PHYLOGENY;

ACROMYRMEX ECHINATIOR; APIS MELLIFERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; POGONOMYRMEX RUGOSUS; VESPULA VULGARIS;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEES; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; WASPS;

EID: 80155137343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-12-95     Document Type: Article

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