Article
Identification of quantitative trait loci for larval morphological traits in interspecific hybrids of Ochlerotatus triseriatus and Ochlerotatus hendersoni (Diptera: Culicidae).
Genetica - 1 May 2006
Anderson Justin R, Schneider Jennifer R, Grimstad Paul R, Severson David W
Abstract excerpt
Ochlerotatus triseriatus is the natural vector of La Crosse virus, a common cause of pediatric encephalitis in the United States; the closely related Ochlerotatus hendersoni transmits this virus at low frequency. Adults of these mosquito species are difficult to distinguish morphologically; however, the larval stages show species-specific differences in several characters. We identified genomic regions...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes
- Crosses, Genetic
- Female
- Genetic Speciation
- Genome, Insect
- Heterozygote
- Larva
- Likelihood Functions
- Linear Models
- Male
- Ochlerotatus
- Phenotype
- Quantitative Trait Loci