It turns out that European honey bees are actually Asian

Origin of European honey bees, among scientists dozens has been the subject of debate for years. Research led by the University of York suggests that the species of bee, also known as the Western honey bee, is most likely Asian descent showed that.

in the Journal of Science Advances Western honeybees have expanded from Asia to Africa and Europe, completing a journey as far as Western Asia, according to research published today. Bees are genetically modified depending on geographical features. different from each other 7 evolutionary lineage created.

“Asian origin bees spread over 7 continents”

A group of scientists from the University of York have found that European honey bees origin and distribution model to reconfigure 18 subspecies representative 251 honey bees examined. Professor Amro Zayed, lead author of the University’s Faculty of Science, explains that the western honey bee, one of the world’s most important foragers, evolution, genetics and spreading how you adaptknowing the origin to understand u very important stated that.

The sequence of the studied bees, one in Egypt and the other in Madagascar 2 different undress to be discovered and 27 different honey bee subspecies its development provided. Kathleen Dogantzis, PhD student in York University’s School of Science, “Our research shows that a core set of genes regulates worker and colony behavior of the honey bee, affecting various environmental conditions throughout its natural range. to adapt shows you allow said.

As a result, the research done thanks to the studies on the existing honey bees, Western Honey Bee or European Honey Bee This species, known as it emerged and then through West Asia to today’s distribution detected its spread. This expansion event is caused by 7 genetically distinct lineages. generating colonize at least 3 independent bees (propagation of a species by spreading to new areas) proven it happened.