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Table II

Microsatellite variation in Croatian, Italian and Greek A. mellifera populations. Sample size (N), number of detected alleles (n), observed (Ho) and expected (He) heterozygosity per locus and mean values ± SD by population.

Pop Locus N n Ho He
Croatia A113 91 12 0.549 0.724
A7 91 16 0.846 0.830
Ap43 90 9 0.722 0.773
Ap55 90 11 0.622 0.633
B124 89 7 0.629 0.637
Mean ± SD 90.200 ± 0.374 11.000 ± 1.517 0.674 ± 0.051 0.719 ± 0.038
Italy A113 67 5 0.328 0.402
A7 66 11 0.818 0.826
Ap43 67 13 0.642 0.599
Ap55 66 11 0.788 0.820
B124 67 8 0.612 0.578
Mean ± SD 66.600 ± 0.245 9.600 ± 1.400 0.638 ± 0.087 0.645 ± 0.080
Greece A113 19 9 0.842 0.823
A7 19 16 0.947 0.893
Ap43 19 13 0.737 0.846
Ap55 19 5 0.526 0.630
B124 19 8 0.737 0.787
Mean ± SD 19.000 ± 0.000 10.200 ± 1.934 0.758 ± 0.070 0.796 ± 0.045