1997
Selective Introgression of Paracentric Inversions Between Two Sibling Species of the Anopheles gambiae Complex
della Torre A, Merzagora L, Powell J, Coluzzi M. Selective Introgression of Paracentric Inversions Between Two Sibling Species of the Anopheles gambiae Complex. Genetics 1997, 146: 239-244. PMID: 9136013, PMCID: PMC1207938, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/146.1.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexSecond chromosomeChromosomal inversionsGambiae complexSecond chromosome inversionsExcess of heterozygotesSelective introgressionIntrogressive hybridizationSpeciation processChromosome inversionsHybrid populationsX chromosomeA. gambiaeParacentric inversionA. arabiensisChromosomesImportant vectorMajor vectorBehavioral flexibilitySpeciesWorld-wide casesIntrogressionGambiaeComplexes
1996
Evolution 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
1995
An anchored restriction-mapping approach applied to the genetic analysis of the Anopheles gambiae malaria vector complex 1.
Mathiopoulos K, Powell J, McCutchan T. An anchored restriction-mapping approach applied to the genetic analysis of the Anopheles gambiae malaria vector complex 1. Molecular Biology And Evolution 1995, 12: 103-112. PMID: 7877485, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexRare restriction sitesMolecular variationPhylogenetic analysisRRNA geneSingle Southern blotGenetic analysisGambiae complexRestriction mapSouthern blotSystematic purposesRestriction sitesPartial digestionMalaria vectorsGenomeSpeciesIndependent regionsTreesMtDNAGenesEnzymeRegionBlotDigestionComplexes