Segmental duplication implicated in the genesis of inversion 2Rj of Anopheles gambiae.

The malaria vector Anopheles gambiae maintains high levels of inversion polymorphism that facilitate its exploitation of diverse ecological settings across tropical Africa. Molecular characterization of inversion breakpoints is a first step toward understanding the processes that generate and mainta...

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Main Authors: Mamadou B Coulibaly, Neil F Lobo, Meagan C Fitzpatrick, Marcia Kern, Olga Grushko, Daniel V Thaner, Sékou F Traoré, Frank H Collins, Nora J Besansky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1952172?pdf=render