Searching for Possible Association between Six Microsatellite Markers and Suppression of Mite Reproduction (SMR) Trait in Honey Bees

Subject Areas : Camel

M. Elmi ¹ , S.A. Rafat ² , S. Alijani ³ , A. Javanmard ⁴ , G. Elyasi ⁵ , V. Danesh ⁶ , S. Shirmohammadi ⁷ , L. Ahmadzadeh-Gavahan ⁸

1 - Department of Animal Science, East Azerbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Iran
2 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
3 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
4 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
5 - Department of Animal Science, East Azerbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Iran
6 - Department of Animal Science, East Azerbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Iran
7 - Department of Animal Science, East Azerbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Iran
8 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

Received: 2023-03-18 Accepted : 2023-06-24 Published : 2023-12-01

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