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Genetic variability of Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) populations.
Journal of medical entomology - 1 Nov 2000
Borges E C, Dujardin J P, Schofield C J, Romanha A J, Diotaiuti L
Abstract excerpt
Isoenzymes, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), and morphometry were used to compare genetic variability within and between three populations of Triatoma brasiliensis Neiva, 1911 from northeast Brazil. The isoenzyme profiles were identical for the three populations, whereas the complex RAPD patterns allowed clear discrimination between the three. Morphometric analysis, using characters of the head capsule,...
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