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The kdr mutation occurs in the Mopti form of Anopheles gambiae s.s. through introgression.
Insect molecular biology - 1 Oct 2000
Weill M, Chandre F, Brengues C, Manguin S, Akogbeto M, Pasteur N, Guillet P, Raymond M
Abstract excerpt
Anopheles gambiae s.s. is a complex of sibling taxa characterized by various paracentric inversions. In west and central Africa, where several taxa are sympatric, a kdr mutation responsible for pyrethroid resistance has been described in only one (the S taxon), suggesting an absence of gene flow...
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