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Chromosomal localization of actin genes in the malaria mosquito Anopheles darlingi
Author(s) -
BRIDI L. C.,
SHARAKHOVA M. V.,
SHARAKHOV I. V.,
CORDEIRO J.,
AZEVEDO JUNIOR G. M.,
TADEI W. P.,
RAFAEL M. S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2012.01019.x
Subject(s) - biology , polytene chromosome , gene , genetics , anopheles , malaria , vector (molecular biology) , clone (java method) , anopheles albimanus , genome , chromosome , immunology , recombinant dna
Physical and genetic maps have been used for chromosomal localization of genes in vectors of infectious diseases. The availability of polytene chromosomes in malaria mosquitoes provides a unique opportunity to precisely map genes of interest. We report the physical mapping of two actin genes on polytene chromosomes of the major malaria vector in the Amazon, Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae). Clones with actin gene sequences were obtained from a cDNA library constructed from RNA isolated from adult females and males of An. darlingi . Each of the two clones was mapped to a unique site on chromosomal arm 2L in subdivisions 21A (clone pl05‐A04) and 23B (clone pl17‐G06). The obtained results, together with previous mapping data, provide a suitable basis for comparative genomics and for establishing chromosomal homologies among major malaria vectors.