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 vectorsDrosophilaMonophylyEvolution of the mitochondrial DNA control region in the Anopheles gambiae complex
Caccone A, Garcia B, Powell J. Evolution of the mitochondrial DNA control region in the Anopheles gambiae complex. Insect Molecular Biology 1996, 5: 51-59. PMID: 8630535, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00040.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexChromosomal inversionsControl regionAT-rich control regionMtDNA protein-coding genesMitochondrial DNA control regionA. gambiaeGambiae complexMtDNA gene flowA. arabiensisProtein-coding genesDNA control regionAT-rich regionGene flowMolecular treesEvolutionary positionPhylogenetic positionMitochondrial DNAA. melasSpeciesThird positionGambiaeArabiensisIntra-individual variationTrees