Annual Review of Entomology (2001) 46, 183-219

David W. Severson, Susan E. Brown and Dennis L. Knudson (2001)
Genetic and physical mapping in mosquitoes: Molecular approaches
Annual Review of Entomology 46, 183-219
Abstract: The genetic background of individual mosquito species and popula-tions
within those species influences the transmission of mosquito-borne pathogens to
humans. Technical advances in contemporary genomics are contributing significantly
to the detailed genetic analysis of this mosquito-pathogen interaction as well as all
other aspects of mosquito biology, ecology, and evolution. A variety of DNA-based
marker types are being used to develop genetic maps for a number of mosquito species.
Complex phenotypic traits such as vector competence are being dissected into their
discrete genetic components, with the intention of eventually using this information
to develop new methods to prevent disease transmission. Both genetic- and physical-mapping
techniques are being used to define and compare genome architecture among
and within mosquito species. The integration of genetic- and physical-map information
is providing a sound framework for map-based positional cloning of target genes of
interest. This review focuses on advances in genome-based analysis and their specific
applications to mosquitoes.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culex quinquefasciatus
	Anopheles gambiae
	Anopheles arabiensis
	Culex pipiens
	Aedes albopictus
	Aedes aegypti
	Armigeres subalbatus