2002
Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full
della Torre A, Costantini C, Besansky N, Caccone A, Petrarca V, Powell J, Coluzzi M. Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full. Science 2002, 298: 115-117. PMID: 12364784, DOI: 10.1126/science.1078170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAfrica South of the SaharaAllelesAnimalsAnophelesBiological EvolutionChromosome InversionChromosomesDNA, RibosomalEcosystemEnvironmentFeeding BehaviorGenetic VariationGenetics, PopulationGenomeHuman ActivitiesHumansInsect Bites and StingsInsect VectorsMalariaMicrosatellite RepeatsReproductionSequence Analysis, DNA
1998
Multiple Origins of Cytologically Identical Chromosome Inversions in the Anopheles gambiae Complex
Caccone A, Min G, Powell J. Multiple Origins of Cytologically Identical Chromosome Inversions in the Anopheles gambiae Complex. Genetics 1998, 150: 807-814. PMID: 9755210, PMCID: PMC1460344, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/150.2.807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA. merusAnopheles gambiae complexA. gambiaePolytene chromosomesA. arabiensisGambiae complexDNA sequence analysisPhylogenetic historySister taxaChromosomal inversionsChromosome inversionsPhylogenetic analysisParallel evolutionImportant genesDNA sequencesCommon ancestryMultiple originsSequence analysisAssumption of monophylyImmediate ancestorsImportant vectorGambiaeChromosomesFirst clear evidenceParticular inversion
1996
Inversion Monophyly in African Anopheline Malaria Vectors
García B, Caccone A, Mathiopoulos K, Powell J. Inversion Monophyly in African Anopheline Malaria Vectors. Genetics 1996, 143: 1313-1320. PMID: 8807303, PMCID: PMC1207400, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/143.3.1313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA. gambiaeA. arabiensisX chromosome inversionAnopheles gambiae complexSpecies-specific regionsDNA phylogenyPolytene chromosomesPhylogenetic relationshipsSister taxaPhylogenetic inferenceA. merusDNA dataIntrogressionX inversionGambiae complexParacentric inversionGambiaeMalaria vectorsSpeciesSelective eliminationXAGArabiensisAnopheline malaria vectorsDrosophilaMonophyly