Use of short tandem repeats for the analysis of genetic variability in sympatric populations of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00327.x

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Use of short tandem repeats for the analysis of genetic variability in sympatric populations of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis.

Heredity - 1 Jun 1998

Kamau L, Hawley W A, Lehmann T, Orago A S, Cornel A, Ke Z, Collins F H

Abstract excerpt

Anopheles gambiae and An. arabiensis were analysed at 30 short tandem repeat (STR) loci originally developed for use in An. gambiae. All specimens were collected from the same village in Kilifi district, coastal Kenya. All 30 loci were amplified in the An. gambiae specimens, whereas 25 out of 30...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Anopheles
Chromosome Inversion
Chromosome Mapping
Gene Frequency
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Kenya
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Species Specificity

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