I have been following the thread on mtDNA with interest and hope there some
of the learned contributors can clarify a question for me.

Peter Borst quoted from THE AFRICAN HONEY BEE:
..
<Study of geographic variation in the mtDNA of honey bees has revealed four
<geographic lineages of mtDNA mitotypes, or unique sequences, within A.
<mellifera: west European, east European, African, and Middle Eastern.

How does this relate to the classification of races within Apis Mellifera?

Is there a separate mtDNA identified for:

Apis Mellifera Ligustica
Apis Mellifera Mellifera
Apis Mellifera Caucasica
Apis Mellifera Carnica

or are these mtDNA sequences common to one or more of these classifications?

Continuing the learning curve

Betty McAdam
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