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Science 20 June 1980:
Vol. 208. no. 4450, pp. 1385 - 1387
DOI: 10.1126/science.7375945
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Science, Vol 208, Issue 4450, 1385-1387
Copyright © 1980 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Genetics and the origin of a vector population: Aedes aegypti, a case study

Powell JR, WJ Tabachnick, and J Arnold

Thirty-four population samples representing the worldwide distribution of the mosquito Aedes aegypti were analyzed for variation at 19 to 22 enzyme-coding genes. A multivariate discriminant analysis revealed that the genetic differences among populations in six geographic regions and between two subspecies enable one to determine the regional origin of a population. Such studies of population genetics may have quite general applicability in studying vector-borne diseases.


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