Inferring selection in the Anopheles gambiae species complex: An example from immune-related serine protease inhibitors

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Obbard, Darren J ^a   Welch, John J ^a   Little, Tom J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST SELECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM; POPULATION GENETICS; AFRICA; ANIMAL; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

AFRICA, EASTERN; AFRICA, WESTERN; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SERPINS;

EID: 67650721450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-117     Document Type: Article

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