Structure and genetic variation of the mitochondrial control region in the honey bee Apis mellifera

Although the mitochondrial molecule of the honey bee is completely sequenced, the control region is rarely used for genetic inferences as in other invertebrates, due to several constraints mainly a biased A plus T content and extensive variable length repeats. Herein, we have analyzed the control re...

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Published in:Apidologie
Main Authors: Gonçalves, Rita, Freitas, Ana Isabel, Jesus, José, De la Rúa, Pilar, Brehm, Antonio
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer Verlag 2015
Subjects:
Apis mellifera
Control region
A+Trich region
Structure
Phylogeography
Iberian Peninsula
Macaronesian Islands
Faculdade de Ciências da Vida
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/3670
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-014-0341-y
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Summary:Although the mitochondrial molecule of the honey bee is completely sequenced, the control region is rarely used for genetic inferences as in other invertebrates, due to several constraints mainly a biased A plus T content and extensive variable length repeats. Herein, we have analyzed the control region of honey bees from the Iberian Peninsula and North Atlantic islands. The information retrieved when comparing individuals from different populations was crucial to understand and characterize how the control region is organized in this species. As expected, this region in Apis mellifera appears to contain valuable although limited genetic information at the population level. Furthermore, the comparisons of the A. mellifera control region with other species of the same genus highlight the structural role of particular sequences within the A+T rich control region as proposed here. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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