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The Role of Whole-Genome Studies in the Investigation of Honey Bee Biology

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Given is an overview of original publications devoted to the investigation of the honey bee genome. The history of honey bee genome studies and its characteristics are described. The results of genetic studies of honey bees using genome-wide data are presented. A special focus is put on the search for alleles associated with economically valuable, adaptive, and other important honey bee traits.

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We are grateful to the anonymous reviewer for comments and valuable recommendations. Work of the 2nd and 5th authors was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Bashkortostan (project no. 17-44-020648); work of the 4th and 6th authors, by the State Assignment (no. AAAA-A16-116020350026-0); and work of the 1st and 3rd authors, by the postdoctoral fellowships of Incheon National University, Incheon, South Korea.

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Yunusbaev, U.B., Kaskinova, M.D., Ilyasov, R.A. et al. The Role of Whole-Genome Studies in the Investigation of Honey Bee Biology. Russ J Genet 55, 815–824 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S102279541906019X

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