Analysis of malaria parasite phenotypes using experimental genetic crosses of Plasmodium falciparum

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 529-534

  Ranford Cartwright, Lisa C ^a   Mwangi, Jonathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental crosses; Genetic mapping; Malaria; Plasmodium; Quantitative trait loci; Recombination

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOME; MALARIA; PARASITE; PHENOTYPE; PROTOZOAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECOMBINATION;

GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOME; HOMOZYGOSITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE GROWTH; PARASITE PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPOROZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; CULICIDAE; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; VIRULENCE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84861712587     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.03.004     Document Type: Review

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