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Chromosomal inversions among insecticide-resistant strains of Anopheles stephensi Liston, a malaria mosquito

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Polytene chromosomes were prepared from the ovarian nurse cells of semi-gravid females of ten insecticide-resistant strains of Anopheles stephensi. Altogether, 16 heterozygous paracentric inversions, namely b/+ (11D-16C) in alphamethrin; i/+ (14B-18A) and h/+ (27B-28A) in DDT; j/+ (14A-16B) in chlorpyrifos; k/+ (11D-16B) in cyfluthrin; l/+ (11A-16C) in deltamethrin; m/+ (14B-15C) and e/+ (32A-33B) in bifenthrin; n/+ (12D-14B), f/+ (33A-36A) and g/+ (33C-34A) in propoxur; o/+ (11A-12D), h/+ (37A-37C) and i/+ (31C-32C) in temephos; d/+ (33D-35C) in carbofuran and a/+ (41C-43B) in neem strains, were reported. No inversions were observed in X chromosome so far. The frequency of inversions in different insecticides was found to be highest in the 2R arm, followed by the 3R arm. Such inversions were not reported in the corresponding susceptible strains or in the parental stocks.

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This paper has been supported by financial assistance from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, to Professor N. J. Shetty.

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  1. Centre for Applied Genetics, Bangalore University, J. B. Campus, Bangalore, 560056, India

    N. J. Shetty, T. P. N. Hariprasad, D. Sanil & T. Zin

  2. Janardhana Foundation, Nagadevanahalli, Jnanabharathi Post, Bangalore, 560056, India

    N. J. Shetty

  3. Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, 575018, India

    D. Sanil

  4. Department of Zoology, University of Mandalay, Mandalay, Myanmar

    T. Zin

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Shetty, N.J., Hariprasad, T.P.N., Sanil, D. et al. Chromosomal inversions among insecticide-resistant strains of Anopheles stephensi Liston, a malaria mosquito. Parasitol Res 112, 3851–3857 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-013-3575-0

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