Article
Distribution of genetic diversity in relation to chromosomal inversions in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Jun 1995
Mathiopoulos K D, Lanzaro G C
Abstract excerpt
The epidemiology of malaria in Africa is complicated by the fact that its principal vector, the mosquito Anopheles gambiae, constitutes a complex of six sibling species. Each species is characterized by a unique array of paracentric inversions, as deduced by karyotypic analysis. In addition, most of the species carry a number of polymorphic inversions. In order to develop an understanding of the evolutionary...
Topics
- Animals
- Anopheles
- Biological Evolution
- Chromosome Inversion
- Genetic Variation
- Karyotyping
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
