Occurrence of Anopheles culicifacies species A in Iran.
Polytene chromosome preparations of the ovarian nurse cells of Anopheles culicifacies females collected in 6 different parts of Baluchistan, Iran, during September-October 1987 and May-June 1988 revealed the existence of species A in this country. The chromosome arms are homosequential with those of species A of India. This report confirms the distribution of species A in Iran.
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School of Public Health, Teheran, Iran.
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D007621:Karyotyping