2006
Polymorphic microsatellite markers for studies of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), the vector of dengue and yellow fever
SLOTMAN M, KELLY N, HARRINGTON L, KITTHAWEE S, JONES J, SCOTT T, CACCONE A, POWELL J. Polymorphic microsatellite markers for studies of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), the vector of dengue and yellow fever. Molecular Ecology Resources 2006, 7: 168-171. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01533.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicrosatellite lociA. aegypti genomePopulation genetic studiesPolymorphic microsatellite lociField-collected specimensPolymorphic microsatellite markersAedes aegyptiAegypti genomePopulation structureGenetic variationVariable markersImportant speciesMicrosatellite markersGenetic studiesLaboratory coloniesLociVector of dengueAllelesAegyptiGenomeMarkersGeneticsSpeciesDengue vectorsYellow fever
1984
Genetic heterogeneity among Caribbean populations of Aedes aegypti.
Wallis G, Tabachnick W, Powell J. Genetic heterogeneity among Caribbean populations of Aedes aegypti. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1984, 33: 492-8. PMID: 6731681, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.492.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
Macrogeographic genetic variation in a human commensal: Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito
Wallis G, Tabachnick W, Powell J. Macrogeographic genetic variation in a human commensal: Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. Genetics Research 1983, 41: 241-258. PMID: 6884770, DOI: 10.1017/s0016672300021315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variationGenetic population structureDistinct gene poolsGenetic distance dataAedes aegyptiGenetic distance valuesNew World populationsYellow fever mosquitoEnzyme lociGene poolUPGMA treePopulation structureHuman commensalMajor clustersSouth-eastern U.S.A. aegyptiEast AfricaAegyptiAegypti aegyptiAegypti formosusEpidemiological implicationsDistance valuesDistance dataLociPopulation
1979
POPULATION GENETICS OF DROSOPHILA AMYLASE. I. GENETIC CONTROL OF TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION IN D. PSEUDOOBSCURA
Powell J, Lichtenfels J. POPULATION GENETICS OF DROSOPHILA AMYLASE. I. GENETIC CONTROL OF TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION IN D. PSEUDOOBSCURA. Genetics 1979, 92: 603-612. PMID: 488706, PMCID: PMC1213979, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/92.2.603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-specific expressionAdult midgutThird chromosomeGenetic controlThird-chromosome inversionsDrosophila amylaseD. pseudoobscuraDrosophila pseudoobscuraD. melanogasterChromosome inversionsPopulation geneticsRegulatory genesSingle locusGenetic elementsAmy expressionGenesPseudoobscuraPartial linkageChromosomesMidgutExpressionEnzymeMelanogasterLociGenetics
1973
APPARENT SELECTION OF ENZYME ALLELES IN LABORATORY POPULATIONS OF DROSOPHILA
Powell J. APPARENT SELECTION OF ENZYME ALLELES IN LABORATORY POPULATIONS OF DROSOPHILA. Genetics 1973, 75: 557-570. PMID: 4775750, PMCID: PMC1213028, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/75.3.557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory populationsSignificant gene frequency changeGene frequency changesEsterase-5 locusAllele frequenciesEnzyme lociDrosophila willistoniNatural populationsWild populationsExperimental populationsEquilibrium frequencyThird locusApparent selectionEst-5Rare allelesEst-7LociEnzyme allelesAllelesMajor alleleWillistoniAllozymesDrosophilaChromosomesPopulation
1972
Enzyme variability in the Drosophila willistoni Group. V. Genic variation in natural populations of Drosophila equinoxialis*
Ayala F, Powell J, Tracey M. Enzyme variability in the Drosophila willistoni Group. V. Genic variation in natural populations of Drosophila equinoxialis*. Genetics Research 1972, 20: 19-42. PMID: 5084410, DOI: 10.1017/s0016672300013562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variationD. equinoxialisNatural populationsAllelic variationDrosophila willistoni groupMdh-2 locusStarch gel electrophoresisGenic variationD. willistoniWillistoni groupNeotropical speciesNatural selectionGenetic variabilityEnzyme variabilityEst-3LociSpeciesGene frequenciesSame alleleCommon allelesAllelesAllelic frequenciesLocalitiesWillistoniGenesAllozymes as Diagnostic Characters of Sibling Species of Drosophila
Ayala F, Powell J. Allozymes as Diagnostic Characters of Sibling Species of Drosophila. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1972, 69: 1094-1096. PMID: 4504321, PMCID: PMC426637, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.69.5.1094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid PhosphataseAdenine NucleotidesAlkaline PhosphataseAllelesAnimalsDrosophilaEsterasesGene FrequencyGenetic VariationGenetics, PopulationGenotypeGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate DehydrogenasesHexokinaseLeucyl AminopeptidaseMalate DehydrogenasePhosphoglucomutasePhosphotransferasesSpecies Specificity
1971
Genetic Polymorphisms in Varied Environments
Powell J. Genetic Polymorphisms in Varied Environments. Science 1971, 174: 1035-1036. PMID: 5120090, DOI: 10.1126/science.174.4013.1035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1970
Evidence of Heterosis Associated with an Enzyme Locus in a Natural Population of Drosophila*
Richmond R, Powell J. Evidence of Heterosis Associated with an Enzyme Locus in a Natural Population of Drosophila*. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1970, 67: 1264-1267. PMID: 5274455, PMCID: PMC283346, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.67.3.1264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme lociNatural populationsWild-collected femalesCase of heterosisStarch gel electrophoresisWild populationsTetrazolium oxidaseDrosophila paulistorumHardy-Weinberg formulaFemale linesLociDrosophilaGel electrophoresisHeterosisSão JoséProgenyPopulationAllelesPolymorphismGenotypesHeterozygotesOxidase