Frequency of cross-fertilization in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.

doi:10.1017/s003118200007935x

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Frequency of cross-fertilization in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.

Parasitology - 1 Jul 1993

Ranford-Cartwright L C, Balfe P, Carter R, Walliker D

Abstract excerpt

Two clones of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, denoted 3D7 and HB3, were grown in vitro under conditions permitting the development of gametocytes. The two clones differ in their allelic forms of two antigen genes MSP1 and MSP2. The alleles can be distinguished as size difference...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Anopheles
Antigens, Protozoan
Base Sequence
Chimera
Clone Cells
Crosses, Genetic
Genes, Protozoan
Heterozygote
Merozoite Surface Protein 1
Molecular Sequence Data
Plasmodium falciparum
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Protein Precursors
Protozoan Proteins
Sex Ratio
Zygote

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PMID: 8355994
DOI: 10.1017/s003118200007935x

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