Pattern of inheritance of a new autosomal mutant "Black Scale" in Anopheles stephensi.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1984

Original Publication

Mosquito News

Volume

44

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

054-059

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Rathor, H. R., G. Toqir and S. Rashid.

 

Abstract

A new mutant, "black scale" (bs), in the adults of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles stephensi is described. The genetic analysis of the mutant suggested that the phenotype is determined by a single, recessive, autosomal gene. Linkage analysis between bs and "diamond palpus" dp showed that the two genes are linked at a distance of 21.03 + 0.56 map units. The gene bs appears to exhibit complete penetrance and expressivity is constant.

Notes

Author(s) - Rathor, H. R., G. Toqir and S. Rashid.