Arm-specific dynamics of chromosome evolution in malaria mosquitoes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The malaria mosquito species of subgenus <it>Cellia </it>have rich inversion polymorphisms that correlate with environmental variables. Polymorphic inversions tend to cluster on the chromosomal arms 2R and 2L but not on X...

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Main Authors: Xia Ai, Sharakhova Maria V, Leman Scotland C, Sharakhov Igor V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/91