Method for identification of honey bees [Apis mellifera] with improved tolerance to brood diseases

摘要

The present invention is directed to a method for identification of honey bees with above-average hygienic behaviour, characterized in that, it is determined whether the genome of a honey bee or a group of honey bees comprises: at least one allele Axo' of the Axo gene, wherein said at least one allele Axo' is characterized by presence of at least one sequence variation compared to the nucleotide sequence of the Axo gene with SEQ ID No. 1; and/or at least one allele Ser' of the Ser gene, wherein said at least one allele Ser' is characterized by presence of at least one sequence variation compared to the nucleotide sequence of the Ser gene with SEQ ID No. 2.