Application of Next Generation Semiconductor-Based Sequencing for the Identification of <i>Apis mellifera Complementary Sex Determiner</i> (<i>csd</i>) Alleles from Honey DNA

The <i>complementary sex determiner</i> (<i>csd</i>) gene plays an essential role in the sex determination of <i>Apis mellifera</i> L. Females develop only if fertilized eggs have functional heterozygous genotypes at this gene whereas males, being haploids, are he...

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Main Authors: Samuele Bovo, Anisa Ribani, Valerio Joe Utzeri, Valeria Taurisano, Giuseppina Schiavo, Matteo Bolner, Luca Fontanesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/10/868