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Adaptation through chromosomal inversions in Anopheles

Year: 2014

Type: review

Abstract: Chromosomal inversions have been repeatedly involved in local adaptation in a large number of animals and plants. The ecological and behavioral plasticity of Anopheles species-human malaria vectors-is mirrored by high amounts of polymorphic inversions. The adaptive significance of chromosomal inversions has been consistently attested by strong and significant correlations between their frequencies and a number of phenotypic traits. Here, we provide an extensive literature review of the different adaptive traits associated with chromosomal inversions in the genus Anopheles. Traits having important consequences for the success of present and future vector control measures, such as insecticide resistance and behavioral changes, are discussed.

Source: Frontiers in Genetics

DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00129

Authors: Diego Ayala, Anna Ullastres, Josefa GonzÃ¡lez

Institutions: Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle, Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Institut de Biologia Evolutiva

Language: English

Topic: Malaria Research and Control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801

Funder: European Commission