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Quantitative analysis of gene amplification in insecticide-resistant Culex mosquitoes
2000-02-08
Abstract excerpt
The amplification of carboxylesterase structural genes followed by their overexpression is the most common mechanism of resistance to organophosphorus insecticides in Culex mosquitoes. Most resistant Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes have co-amplified estα21 and estβ21 genes. Recently, Southern, DNA dot-blot analysis and phosphorimaging technology were used to quantify the est gene copy number in aphids and mosqui...
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- 10.1042/bj3460017