Genomic Study Explores Evolution of Gentle 'Killer Bees' in Puerto Rico
November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Nov. 17 -- The University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign issued the following news release:
A genomic study of Puerto Rico's Africanized honey bees - which are more docile than other so-called "killer bees" - reveals that they retain most of the genetic traits of their African honey bee ancestors, but that a few regions of their DNA have become more like those of European honey bees. According to the researchers, these changes likely contributed to the bees' . . .
A genomic study of Puerto Rico's Africanized honey bees - which are more docile than other so-called "killer bees" - reveals that they retain most of the genetic traits of their African honey bee ancestors, but that a few regions of their DNA have become more like those of European honey bees. According to the researchers, these changes likely contributed to the bees' . . .