Evolving the world's most dangerous animal

The devastating consequences of malaria are well known but many mysteries remain about its key protagonists, a handful of Anopheles species. New work provides a framework for solving such puzzles, by generation and analysis of whole genome assemblies for 16 Anopheles species, with genomic flexibilit...

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Published in:Trends in parasitology 2015-02, Vol.31 (2), p.39-40
Main Authors: Weetman, David, Clarkson, Christopher S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Physiological - genetics
Animals
Anopheles
Anopheles - genetics
Evolution, Molecular
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Gene Transfer, Horizontal - genetics
Genome, Insect - genetics
Infectious Disease
Insect Vectors - genetics
introgression
phylogenomics
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Summary:The devastating consequences of malaria are well known but many mysteries remain about its key protagonists, a handful of Anopheles species. New work provides a framework for solving such puzzles, by generation and analysis of whole genome assemblies for 16 Anopheles species, with genomic flexibility a key emergent theme.
ISSN:1471-4922
1471-5007
DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2015.01.001