Mitochondrial and ribosomal DNA variation among members of the Anopheles quadrimaculatus (Diptera: Culicidae) species complex.

doi:10.1139/g92-144

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Mitochondrial and ribosomal DNA variation among members of the Anopheles quadrimaculatus (Diptera: Culicidae) species complex.

Genome - 1 Dec 1992

Mitchell S E, Narang S K, Cockburn A F, Seawright J A, Goldenthal M

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The extent of intra- and inter-specific variation in mitochondrial DNA and nuclear ribosomal RNA gene restriction sites was determined for the four sibling species of the Anopheles quadrimaculatus complex. Individual mosquitoes were identified by allozyme analysis according to previously publishe...

Topics

Animals
Anopheles
DNA Probes
DNA, Mitochondrial
DNA, Ribosomal
Genetic Variation
Phylogeny
Polymorphism, Genetic
Restriction Mapping
Species Specificity

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