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Apidologie
Volume 27, Number 5, 1996
Asian honeybees
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| Page(s) | 407 - 413 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:19960508 | |
Apidologie 27 (1996) 407-413
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19960508
a Honeybee Science Research Center, Tamagawa University, Machida, Tokyo, 194 Japan
b National Institute of Animal Industry, Tsukuba Norindanchi PO Box 5, lbaraki, 305 Japan
Key words: Apis cerana / mtDNA / RFLP / variability
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19960508
MtDNA variation among subspecies of Apis cerana using restriction fragment length polymorphism
S. Deowanisha, J. Nakamuraa, M. Matsukaa and K. Kimuraba Honeybee Science Research Center, Tamagawa University, Machida, Tokyo, 194 Japan
b National Institute of Animal Industry, Tsukuba Norindanchi PO Box 5, lbaraki, 305 Japan
Abstract - Mitochondrial DNA variation of Apis cerana from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal and the Philippines was examined by RFLP analysis. Using ten restriction enzymes, we could discriminate among different localities including groups from: (1) Japan; (2) Nepal, Vietnam and north-to-central Thailand; (3) Korea-Tsushima; (4) Taiwan; (5) south Thailand; and (6) Philippines.
Key words: Apis cerana / mtDNA / RFLP / variability