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Keywords: Apis mellifera, cytology, development, sex determination, Mackensen queen-bee insemination apparatus, Laidlaw queen-bee insemination apparatus, cytological origin of exceptional individuals, gynandromorphs, mutations and other genetic considerations, bee breeding, variability in honey bees, importation of stock, selection of females only, use of isolated mating yards, use of artificial insemination