The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship, competing interests, and peer review. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.
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- 1. Alattal Y, Algamdi A (2022) Assessment of genetic variation in Apis mellifera jemenitica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) based on mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit II and III. PLoS ONE 17(3): e0265454. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265454
Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2022) Retraction: Assessment of genetic variation in Apis mellifera jemenitica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) based on mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit II and III. PLoS ONE 17(9): e0274234. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274234
Published: September 14, 2022
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