Evidence for mitochondrial introgression between Anopheles bwambae and Anopheles gambiae

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-210

  Thelwell, N J ^a   Huisman, R A ^a   Harbach, R E ^b   Butlin, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae complex; Hybrid; Introgression; Mitochondrial DNA; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

HAPLOTYPE; HYBRID; IDENTIFICATION; INTROGRESSION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WILD RELATIVE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHIMERA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, INSECT; GENETIC MARKERS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UGANDA;

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES BWAMBAE; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034176535     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2000.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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