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Apidologie
Volume 23, Number 2, 1992
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| Page(s) | 147 - 150 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:19920207 | |
Apidologie 23 (1992) 147-150
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19920207
Bayerische Landesanstalt für Bienenzucht, Burgbergstr 70, 8520 Erlangen, Germany
Key words: Apis mellifera / mitochondrial DNA / length variation / cytochrome oxidase region
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19920207
Mitochondrial DNA length variation in the cytochrome oxidase region of honey bee (Apis mellifera L)
M.S. Meusel and R.F.A. MoritzBayerische Landesanstalt für Bienenzucht, Burgbergstr 70, 8520 Erlangen, Germany
Abstract - Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of Apis mellifera capensis mitochondrial DNA detected a length variation in the cytochrome oxidase I and II gene region. A Bcl I digest revealed a 430-bp insert not shared by A m scutellata and A m carnica.
Key words: Apis mellifera / mitochondrial DNA / length variation / cytochrome oxidase region