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<p>Our reliance on honey bees for pollination has lead to greater uptake of modern animal breeding methods around the world to improve bee health and productivity. As breeding can result in loss of genetic diversity, it is worth considering the standing genetic diversity in breeding populations from the outset. A bee breeding program (Plan Bee) commenced in Australia in 2020. This study sought to quantify the genetic diversity of the population so that it could be tracked over time. Population genetic analyses of data from 8 microsatellite markers indicate that there is sufficient genetic diversity, geographical and legal barriers to bee movement, and individual queen mating strategies have resulted in genetic structure.</p>

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Plan Bee: genetic diversity in an Australia honey bee (Apis mellifera) breeding program

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    2025年9月29日

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  • P. Utaipanon,
  • E. Y. Y. Mo,
  • E. Kelly,
  • T. Bates,
  • K. Lees,
  • S. Nenov,
  • E. A. Frost,
  • N. C. Chapman

摘要

Our reliance on honey bees for pollination has lead to greater uptake of modern animal breeding methods around the world to improve bee health and productivity. As breeding can result in loss of genetic diversity, it is worth considering the standing genetic diversity in breeding populations from the outset. A bee breeding program (Plan Bee) commenced in Australia in 2020. This study sought to quantify the genetic diversity of the population so that it could be tracked over time. Population genetic analyses of data from 8 microsatellite markers indicate that there is sufficient genetic diversity, geographical and legal barriers to bee movement, and individual queen mating strategies have resulted in genetic structure.