BEE-L Archives

Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology

BEE-L@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
Re: Buyer Beware
From:
Pete B <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 8 Aug 2018 07:02:57 -0400
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (13 lines) 
> Can you explain why any rational person who knows even the rudiments of what mitochondria do and where they came from would take such a position.

DNA barcoding is controversial, but its use is supported in some cases. As I said, it is not adequate to discern Africanization.

> The 658 bp target region, near the 50 terminus of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (COI) gene, includes the DNA barcode region for the animal kingdom (Hebert et al. 2003).

Schmidt, Stefan, et al. "DNA barcoding largely supports 250 years of classical taxonomy: identifications for Central European bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea partim)." Molecular Ecology Resources 15.4 (2015): 985-1000.

             ***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software.  For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html

ATOM RSS1 RSS2