Multiple Alleles and Genetic Load in Bees
- 1 January 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 6 (2) , 61-64
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1967.11100161
Abstract
The multiple-allelic series of sex-determining genes in Apis mellifera is used to check Kimura and Crow's formula (1964). Observed and expected values were found to be in good agreement, implying that each allele is practically equal in frequency.Keywords
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