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SUBMITTER: Pinto J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3779092 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pinto J J Egyir-Yawson A A Vicente Jl J Gomes B B Santolamazza F F Moreno M M Charlwood Jd J Simard F F Elissa N N Weetman D D Donnelly Mj M Caccone A A Della Torre A A
Evolutionary applications 20130610 6
The primary Afrotropical malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto has a complex population structure. In west Africa, this species is split into two molecular forms and displays local and regional variation in chromosomal arrangements and behaviors. To investigate patterns of macrogeographic population substructure, 25 An. gambiae samples from 12 African countries were genotyped at 13 microsatellite loci. This analysis detected the presence of additional population structuring, wi ...[more]