A DETAILED GENETIC-MAP FOR THE X-CHROMOSOME OF THE MALARIA VECTOR, ANOPHELES-GAMBIAE

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ZHENG, LB
COLLINS, FH
KUMAR, V
KAFATOS, FC
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,DEPT CELLULAR & DEV BIOL,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[2] FORTH,INST MOLEC BIOL & BIOTECHNOL,GR-71110 IRAKLION,GREECE
[3] UNIV CRETE,DEPT BIOL,GR-71110 IRAKLION,GREECE
[4] CTR DIS CONTROL,MALARIA BRANCH F12,ATLANTA,GA 30333
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10.1126/science.8342025
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Anopheles gambiae, the primary vector of human malaria in Africa, is responsible for approximately a million deaths per year, mostly of children. Despite its significance in disease transmission, this mosquito has not been studied extensively by genetic or molecular techniques. To facilitate studies on this vector, a genetic map has been developed that covers the X chromosome at an average resolution of 2 centimorgans. This map has been integrated with the chromosome banding pattern and used to localize a recessive, sex-linked mutation (white eye) to within 1 centimorgan of flanking markers.
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