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Asian Honeybees and Mitochondrial DNA

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This chapter summarises the current state of knowledge on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), including both coded and non-coding regions. This tool is now one of the primary sources of data used in the study of animal population biology, biogeography and phylogeny and has played a major role in the study of intra- and inter-specific variation in honeybees. It is now possible to see the large framework of Apis cerana phylogeography as indicated by mtDNA, and four main “lineages” or groups of closely related mtDNA A. cerana haplotypes have been observed. Mitochondrial DNA, nuclear genes and morphometrics do not always paint the same picture of Apis diversity and biogeography although they are in broad agreement. In depth studies of the other Asian honeybees are yet to be completed.

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Smith, D.R. (2011). Asian Honeybees and Mitochondrial DNA. In: Hepburn, H., Radloff, S. (eds) Honeybees of Asia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16422-4_4

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