Genomic evidence of sex chromosome aneuploidy and infection-associated genotypes in the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes, the major vector of African trypanosomiasis in Uganda
Saarman N, Son J, Zhao H, Cosme L, Kong Y, Li M, Wang S, Weiss B, Echodu R, Opiro R, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genomic evidence of sex chromosome aneuploidy and infection-associated genotypes in the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes, the major vector of African trypanosomiasis in Uganda. Infection Genetics And Evolution 2023, 114: 105501. PMID: 37709241, PMCID: PMC10593118, DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2023.105501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association analysisNovel vector control strategiesAnimal African trypanosomiasisSex chromosome aneuploidyNatural populationsGenome assemblySex chromosomesGenomic regionsGenomic evidenceGenetic variationBp upstreamAutosomal SNPsSeq dataTrypanosome infectionTrypanosome parasitesAssociation analysisMolecular pathwaysAssembly metricsLinkage disequilibriumLecithin-cholesterol acyltransferaseAfrican trypanosomiasisMajor vectorGenomeSNPsPrimary vector