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Quantitative variation and selection of esterase gene amplification in Culex pipiens.
Heredity - 1 Jul 1999
Guillemaud T, Raymond M, Tsagkarakou A, Bernard C, Rochard P, Pasteur N
Abstract excerpt
Although descriptions of evolutionary mechanisms are common in the literature, very few studies focus on the possible evolution of the adaptive genes themselves, i.e. their quantitative and qualitative changes. Evolution of insecticide resistance in Culex pipiens is a suitable model for studying such processes. In this species, organophosphorous insecticide resistance can be achieved through the overproduction of...
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