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Genetic traits of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae: red stripe, frizzled, and homochromy1.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Benedict M Q, McNitt L M, Collins F H
Abstract excerpt
The expression, inheritance, and linkage relationships of three genetic traits were studied in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Red stripe (Rs) is a common phenotypic polymorphism in numerous A. gambiae populations, whereas frizzled (f) and homochromy1 (hom1) were isolated from (60)Co-irradiated mosquitoes. Red stripe appears as a diffuse stripe of pigment on the dorsum of larvae and pupae and is variable in...
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