Searching for the Genetic Basis of Hygienic Behavior and Overwintering in the Honeybee (Apis mellifera)

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dc.contributor.advisorZayed, Amro
dc.creatorPatel, Harshilkumar Subhashchandra
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-05T14:41:26Z
dc.date.available2019-03-05T14:41:26Z
dc.date.copyright2018-09-05
dc.date.issued2019-03-05
dc.date.updated2019-03-05T14:41:26Z
dc.degree.disciplineBiology
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe recent decline in honeybee populations can be mitigated through genomics and marker-assisted selection. The current techniques, such as chemical treatment to prevent disease, are only short-term solutions. The ability to breed honeybees that are disease and winter resistant would be ideal. Current breeding techniques lack knowledge of predictive markers that may improve these traits. Here we perform a genome-wide association study on 925 colonies by measuring hygienic and overwintering behavior of the colonies, followed by sequencing their genomes. L1 regression is a technique developed to pick the best Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms that explain the variance in the phenotype. Using L1 regression, we found 27 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for hygiene and 32 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for overwintering behaviour that could be used to breed for healthier and winter hardy honeybees.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/35794
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectBioinformatics
dc.subject.keywordsGenome Wide Association
dc.subject.keywordsGWAS
dc.subject.keywordshoneybee
dc.subject.keywordshygienic behaviour
dc.subject.keywordsoverwintering
dc.subject.keywordsoverwintering behaviour
dc.subject.keywordsoverwinter
dc.subject.keywordsgenetics
dc.subject.keywordshygiene
dc.subject.keywordsL1 regression
dc.subject.keywordsmarker assisted selection
dc.subject.keywordshoneybees
dc.subject.keywordsApis mellifera
dc.subject.keywordshoney bee
dc.subject.keywordsquantitative traits
dc.subject.keywordscomplex trait analysis
dc.titleSearching for the Genetic Basis of Hygienic Behavior and Overwintering in the Honeybee (Apis mellifera)
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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