A new marker, black, a useful recombination suppressor, In(2)2, and a balanced lethal for chromosome 2 of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 618-624

  Benedict, Mark Q ^a   McNitt, Louise M ^b   Cornel, Antony J ^c   Collins, Frank H ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 2; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; SUPPRESSOR GENE; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 0032730112     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.618     Document Type: Article

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