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Review
. 2001:46:183-219.
doi: 10.1146/annurev.ento.46.1.183.

Genetic and physical mapping in mosquitoes: molecular approaches

D W Severson  1 , S E Brown, D L Knudson
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Review

Genetic and physical mapping in mosquitoes: molecular approaches

D W Severson et al. Annu Rev Entomol. 2001.

Abstract

The genetic background of individual mosquito species and populations within those species influences the transmission of mosquito-borne pathogens to humans. Technical advances in contemporary genomics are contributing significantly to the detailed genetic analysis of this mosquito-pathogen interaction as well as all other aspects of mosquito biology, ecology, and evolution. A variety of DNA-based marker types are being used to develop genetic maps for a number of mosquito species. Complex phenotypic traits such as vector competence are being dissected into their discrete genetic components, with the intention of eventually using this information to develop new methods to prevent disease transmission. Both genetic- and physical-mapping techniques are being used to define and compare genome architecture among and within mosquito species. The integration of genetic- and physical-map information is providing a sound framework for map-based positional cloning of target genes of interest. This review focuses on advances in genome-based analysis and their specific applications to mosquitoes.

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