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Despite structural identity, ace-1 heterogenous duplication resistance alleles are quite diverse in Anopheles mosquitoes.
Heredity - 1 Apr 2024
Claret Jean-Loup, Di-Liegro Marion, Namias Alice, Assogba Benoit, Makoundou Patrick, Koffi Alphonsine, Pennetier Cédric, Weill Mylène, Milesi Pascal, Labbé Pierrick
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Anopheles gambiae s.l. has been the target of intense insecticide treatment since the mid-20th century to try and control malaria. A substitution in the ace-1 locus has been rapidly selected for, allowing resistance to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides. Since then, two types of duplication of the ace-1 locus have been found in An. gambiae s.l. populations: homogeneous duplications that are composed of...
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