An economical and effective high-throughput DNA extraction protocol for molecular marker analysis in honeybees

Аннотация

The honeybee is becoming an increasingly important organism in the realm of laboratory-based genetics. As honey bee health around the world is declining, measures are being taken to understand the genetic basis of a multitude of traits including behavior, disease resistance, survivability, honey production, and pollination efficiency. Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) studies and mapping projects are elucidating the complex interactions of genetic loci that dictate the important traits being bred for by beekeepers, queen producers, and researchers alike