The mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera simensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an Ethiopian honey bee

Leigh Boardman; Amin Eimanifar; Rebecca Kimball; Edward  Braun; Stefan Fuchs; Bernd Grünewald; James D. Ellis

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1693307

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources (Jan 2020)

The mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera simensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an Ethiopian honey bee

Leigh Boardman,
Amin Eimanifar,
Rebecca Kimball,
Edward Braun,
Stefan Fuchs,
Bernd Grünewald,
James D. Ellis

Affiliations

Leigh Boardman: Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory, Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida
Amin Eimanifar: Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory, Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida
Rebecca Kimball: Department of Biology, University of Florida
Edward Braun: Department of Biology, University of Florida
Stefan Fuchs: Institut für Bienenkunde, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Bernd Grünewald: Institut für Bienenkunde, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
James D. Ellis: Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory, Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2019.1693307
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 9 – 10

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The complete mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera simensis was 16,523 bp long. The 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNAs, and 22 tRNAs resembled other Apis mitogenomes. The location of this Apis subspecies in our phylogenetic tree supported the hypothesis that this subspecies is distinct, and is most closely related to A. m. scutellata and A. m. monticola.

Published in Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources

ISSN: 2380-2359 (Online)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Genetics
Website: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tmdn20

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