High-resolution cytogenetic map for the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 675-682

  George, P ^a   Sharakhova, M V ^a   Sharakhov, I V ^a  

^a Fralin Life Science Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; heterochromatin; physical map; polytene chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; GENOME; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; GENOME, INSECT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77955983235     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2010.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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