Thelytokous Parthenogenesis in Unmated Queen Honeybees (Apis mellifera capensis): Central Fusion and High Recombination Rates

The subspecies of honeybee indigenous to the Cape region of South Africa, Apis mellifera capensis, is unique because a high proportion of unmated workers can lay eggs that develop into females via thelytokous parthenogenesis involving central fusion of meiotic products. This ability allows pseudoclo...

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Main Authors: Oldroyd, Benjamin P., Allsopp, Michael H., Gloag, Rosalyn S., Lim, Julianne, Jordan, Lyndon A., Beekman, Madeleine
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Genetics Society of America 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2535687/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18716331
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.108.090415
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