Article
The selection and genetic analysis of esterase electromorphs in an organophosphate-resistant strain of Culex pipiens from Italy.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Dec 1993
Callaghan A, Hemingway J, Malcolm C A
Abstract excerpt
An Italian organophosphate-resistant strain of Culex pipiens (Lucca) was found to be polymorphic for elevated and nonelevated esterases. Selection for high esterase activity produced a strain homozygous for elevated esterases A2 and B2. Selection for low activity produced a strain homozygous for...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Carboxylesterase
- Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
- Crosses, Genetic
- Culex
- Drug Resistance
- Esterases
- Gene Amplification
- Genes, Insect
- Insecticides
- Multigene Family
- Organophosphorus Compounds
- Peptide Hydrolases
- Phenotype
- Recombination, Genetic