The Carniolan honeybee from Slovenia : a complete and annotated mitochondrial genome with comparisons to closely related Apis mellifera subspecies

Moškrič, Ajda (avtor), Marinč, Andraž (avtor), Ferk, Polonca (avtor), Leskošek, Branimir (avtor), Mosbech, Mai-Britt (avtor), Bunikis, Ignas (avtor), Vinnere Pettersson, Olga (avtor), Soler, Lucile (avtor), Prešern, Janez (avtor)

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Carniolan honeybee (Apis mellifera carnica) from Slovenia, a homeland of this subspecies, was acquired in two contigs from WGS data and annotated. The newly obtained mitochondrial genome is a circular closed loop of 16,447 bp. It comprises 37 genes (13 protein coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 rRNA genes) and an AT-rich control region. The order of the tRNA genes resembles the order characteristic of A. mellifera. The mitogenomic sequence of A. m. carnica from Slovenia contains 44 uniquely coded sites in comparison to the closely related subspecies A. m. ligustica and to A. m. carnica from Austria. Furthermore, 24 differences were recognised in comparison between A. m. carnica and A. m. ligustica subspecies. Among them, there are three SNPs that affect translation in the nd2, nd4, and cox2 genes, respectively. The phylogenetic placement of A. m. carnica from Slovenia within C lineage deviates from the expected position and changes the perspective on relationship between C and O lineages. The results of this study represent a valuable addition to the information available in the phylogenomic studies of A. mellifera—a pollinator species of worldwide importance. Such genomic information is essential for this local subspecies’ conservation and preservation as well as its breeding and selection.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: western honeybee, Apis mellifera carnica, mitochondrial genome, phylogeny, C lineage, annotation, whole genome sequencing, protection, conservation
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: MF - Medicinska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2022
• Št. strani: 20 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 13, iss. 5
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-183597
• UDK: 638
• ISSN pri članku: 2075-4450
• DOI: 10.3390/insects13050403
• COBISS.SI-ID: 105816323
• Datum objave v RUL: 16.06.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Insects
• Skrajšan naslov: Insects
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 2075-4450
• COBISS.SI-ID: 519122457

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
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Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: čebelarstvo, čebele, mitohondrijski genom, filogenija, C linija, sekvenciranje celotnega genoma, zaščita, ohranjanje