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Evolution of the Insecticide Target Rdl in African Anopheles Is Driven by Interspecific and Interkaryotypic Introgression.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Oct 2020
Grau-Bové Xavier, Tomlinson Sean, O'Reilly Andrias O, Harding Nicholas J, Miles Alistair, Kwiatkowski Dominic, Donnelly Martin J, Weetman David
Abstract excerpt
The evolution of insecticide resistance mechanisms in natural populations of Anopheles malaria vectors is a major public health concern across Africa. Using genome sequence data, we study the evolution of resistance mutations in the resistance to dieldrin locus (Rdl), a GABA receptor targeted by several insecticides, but most notably by the long-discontinued cyclodiene, dieldrin. The two Rdl resistance mutations...
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