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VOL. 9, ISSUE 7 (2024)
Variability in polytene chromosome in aedes, anopheles, culex, and chironomus species: A review
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Arti Prasad, Utsav Jain, Ashok Kumar
Abstract
Mosquito borne diseases (MBDs) are an intolerable risk to public health
globally. It is estimated that about 1300 million people in 83 countries all
over the tropics and sub-tropics of South America, Asia, the Western Pacific,
Africa, and parts of the Caribbean are at risk of this disease. Aedes
aegypti is the main vector, which is responsible for Dengue virus, Anopheles
stephensi for malaria and Culex quinquefasciatus for lymphatic
filariasis. Different cytogenetic studies have provided us with a necessary
background understanding about the different behavioral changes of these
mosquito vectors, so that it can help us to control them. The chromosomal maps
of different mosquito vectors are vital tools which provide us with good
cytogenetic evaluation of these mosquitoes, which is of great economical and
medical importance. In the present study, we provide a detailed review of
literature on the variability in polytene chromosome in Aedes, Anopheles,
Culex, and Chironomus species. The study will be one of the pioneer studies to
provide a complete comparative database and baseline for future work.
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Pages:165-171
How to cite this article:
Arti Prasad, Utsav Jain, Ashok Kumar "Variability in polytene chromosome in <i>aedes</i>, <i>anopheles</i>, <i>culex,</i> and <i>chironomus</i> species: A review". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 9, Issue 7, 2024, Pages 165-171
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