Solignac microsatellite-based linkage map of the honey bee. Apis mellifera

The Solignac microsatellite-based linkage map (AmelMap3) was provided by Michel Solignac and his colleagues at the Laboratory Evolution, Genomes and Speciation, CNRS, France. The linkage map for honey bee was constructed mainly from the progeny of two hybrid queens (A. m. ligustica x A. m. mellifera) and was used in the genome assembly process by Baylor College of Medicine. The sixteen linkage groups displayed in Map Viewer are comprised of 2008 markers, the majority of which are microsatellite markers with a smaller number of RAPD markers and markers generated by PCR from primer pairs. This latest version of the Solignac map (Solignac_3) is available for display in Map Viewer for the current assembly (Amel_4.0) using the "Maps and Options" button. The previous version of the map, Solignac_1700, is associated with the previous assembly (Amel_2.0) in Map Viewer by switching between the current and previous builds.