›› 2007, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (9): 950-956.doi:

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后基因组时代的蜜蜂QTL研究

罗阿蓉,张彦周,丁亮,朱朝东   

  • 出版日期:2007-09-20 发布日期:2007-10-10
  • 通讯作者: 朱朝东 E-mail:zhucd@ioz.ac.cn

Research advances on QTL of honey bees in the post-genomic era

LUO A-Rong, ZHANG Yan-Zhou, DING Liang, ZHU Chao-Dong   

  • Online:2007-09-20 Published:2007-10-10
  • Contact: ZHU Chao-Dong E-mail:zhucd@ioz.ac.cn

摘要: 继果蝇、按蚊和家蚕之后,意大利蜜蜂Apis mellifera(膜翅目: 蜜蜂科)成为又一种被完整测得基因组序列的昆虫。从此,蜜蜂研究进入后基因组时代。作为一种典型的社会性昆虫,许多和蜜蜂社会生活紧密相关的性状都是数量性状。这些性状研究中广泛涉及到了数量性状位点(quantitative traits loci,QTL)定位研究。本文综述了应用QTL对蜜蜂取食行为、自卫行为、体长、逆转学习等的研究现状,同时结合国内外最新研究进展,总结并展望了后基因组时代蜜蜂QTL的研究方向。

关键词: 蜜蜂, 基因组, QTL, 数量性状, 基因芯片

Abstract: The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) (Hymenoptera:  Apidae) has been genome-wide sequenced following Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera:  Drosophilidae), Anopheles gambiae (Diptera:  Culicidae) and Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae). Therefore, the research on the honey bee has entered into a post genomic era. As a eusocial insect, many traits of honey bees, which are closely related to their social life style, are of quantitative traits. The QTL mapping has been extensively applied for the research on these features. Herein, we discuss the current situation of the research on foraging behavior, defensive behavior, body size, reversal learning and so on of honey bees by the QTL mapping approach. Besides, we summarize the latest progresses of the QTL mapping on honey bees in the post-genomic era.

Key words: Honey bees, postgenomic era, QTL, quantitative traits, DNA microarray