ABSTRACT

Fourteen mitochondrial genomes from workers of the Arabian Honeybee Apis mellifera jemenitica were

determined. Genomes range from 16,352 to 16,445 bp. Each consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22

transfer RNAs, two ribosomal RNAs, and one control region. The mitogenome sequences revealed 753

Variable sites in total, distributed within protein-coding loci (199), ribosomal RNAs genes (117), transfere

RNAs genes (48), and non-coding AT-rich region’s (389). Phylogenetic analysis with Neighbor-

Joining method suggested three evolutionary groups for these mitogenomes, closely related to A. m.

jemenitica, A. m. lamarckii, A. m. syriaca, and A. m. scutellata.

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