PRELIMINARY RESEARCHES REGARDING THE GENETIC AND MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HONEYBEES (A. MELLIFERA L.) FROM ROMANIA
The international investigations regarding the honeybees’ diversity carried out until now have revealed a certain degree of genetic pollution in different countries from Europe, because of the import of more productive honeybees’ races or of some interracial honeybees’ hybrids. This fact might have...
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| author | ELIZA CAUIA DANIELA USURELU LAURA MONICA MAGDALENA D. CIMPONERIU POMPILIA APOSTOL A. SICEANU ALINA HOLBAN L. GAVRILA |
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| description | The international investigations regarding the honeybees’ diversity carried out until
now have revealed a certain degree of genetic pollution in different countries from
Europe, because of the import of more productive honeybees’ races or of some
interracial honeybees’ hybrids. This fact might have a negative impact on the
success adaptability of honeybees at the ecosystem. Although, the Romanian
honeybees (Apis mellifera carpathica) are well adapted to the local conditions and
express a good resistance to diseases, the introgression (genetic pollution) of
different honeybees’ races could be an imminent event. So that, starting from 2007,
by a cooperation between the Institute for Beekeeping Research and Development
from Bucharest and the Institute of Genetics of the University of Bucharest, we have
initiated different investigations in order to obtain a more accurate state of the
Romanian honeybees’ diversity. We have performed specific molecular analyses,
using mtDNA (the COI-COII test) extracted from 32 different honeybees samples
collected from several regions from Romania. For a better and detailed
characterization of the collected honeybee’s samples we have also carried out some
morphometric measurements of their wings. Our data have shown that the
Romanian population of honeybees is almost homogenous from the genetic and the
morphometric points of views. These types of investigations represent a premiere for
Romania. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d00b6498cb8b45b198a533334cb8b0a12024-04-04T07:37:03ZengAgroprint TimisoaraScientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies1841-93642344-45762023-11-014122782782078PRELIMINARY RESEARCHES REGARDING THE GENETIC AND MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HONEYBEES (A. MELLIFERA L.) FROM ROMANIAELIZA CAUIA0DANIELA USURELU1LAURA MONICA MAGDALENA2D. CIMPONERIU3POMPILIA APOSTOL4A. SICEANU5ALINA HOLBAN6L. GAVRILA7Institute of Beekeeping Research and Development, Bucharest, România Institute of Genetics – University of Bucharest, România Institute of Genetics – University of Bucharest, România Institute of Genetics – University of Bucharest, România Institute of Genetics – University of Bucharest, România Institute of Beekeeping Research and Development, Bucharest, România Institute of Genetics – University of Bucharest, România Institute of Genetics – University of Bucharest, România The international investigations regarding the honeybees’ diversity carried out until now have revealed a certain degree of genetic pollution in different countries from Europe, because of the import of more productive honeybees’ races or of some interracial honeybees’ hybrids. This fact might have a negative impact on the success adaptability of honeybees at the ecosystem. Although, the Romanian honeybees (Apis mellifera carpathica) are well adapted to the local conditions and express a good resistance to diseases, the introgression (genetic pollution) of different honeybees’ races could be an imminent event. So that, starting from 2007, by a cooperation between the Institute for Beekeeping Research and Development from Bucharest and the Institute of Genetics of the University of Bucharest, we have initiated different investigations in order to obtain a more accurate state of the Romanian honeybees’ diversity. We have performed specific molecular analyses, using mtDNA (the COI-COII test) extracted from 32 different honeybees samples collected from several regions from Romania. For a better and detailed characterization of the collected honeybee’s samples we have also carried out some morphometric measurements of their wings. Our data have shown that the Romanian population of honeybees is almost homogenous from the genetic and the morphometric points of views. These types of investigations represent a premiere for Romania.https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/2078honeybeeapis mellifera carpathicamtdnamorphometrypopulation characterizationecotype |
| spellingShingle | ELIZA CAUIA DANIELA USURELU LAURA MONICA MAGDALENA D. CIMPONERIU POMPILIA APOSTOL A. SICEANU ALINA HOLBAN L. GAVRILA PRELIMINARY RESEARCHES REGARDING THE GENETIC AND MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HONEYBEES (A. MELLIFERA L.) FROM ROMANIA Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies honeybee apis mellifera carpathica mtdna morphometry population characterization ecotype |
| title | PRELIMINARY RESEARCHES REGARDING THE GENETIC AND MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HONEYBEES (A. MELLIFERA L.) FROM ROMANIA |
| title_full | PRELIMINARY RESEARCHES REGARDING THE GENETIC AND MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HONEYBEES (A. MELLIFERA L.) FROM ROMANIA |
| title_fullStr | PRELIMINARY RESEARCHES REGARDING THE GENETIC AND MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HONEYBEES (A. MELLIFERA L.) FROM ROMANIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | PRELIMINARY RESEARCHES REGARDING THE GENETIC AND MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HONEYBEES (A. MELLIFERA L.) FROM ROMANIA |
| title_short | PRELIMINARY RESEARCHES REGARDING THE GENETIC AND MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HONEYBEES (A. MELLIFERA L.) FROM ROMANIA |
| title_sort | preliminary researches regarding the genetic and morphometric characterization of honeybees a mellifera l from romania |
| topic | honeybee apis mellifera carpathica mtdna morphometry population characterization ecotype |
| url | https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/2078 |
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