title: Integrated genetic map of Anopheles gambiae: use of RAPD polymorphisms for genetic, cytogenetic and STS landmarks.
abstract: Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers have been integrated in the genetic and cytogenetic maps of the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Fifteen of these markers were mapped by recombination, relative to microsatellite markers that had been mapped previously. Thirty-four gel-purified RAPD bands were cloned and sequenced, generating sequence tagged sites (STSs) that can be used as entry points to the A. gambiae genome. Thirty one of these STSs were localized on nurse cell polytene chromosomes through their unique hybridization signal in in situ hybridization experiments. Five STSs map close to the breakpoints of polymorphic inversions, which are notable features of the Anopheles genome. The usefulness and limitations of this integrated mosquito map are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: della Torre
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Kafatos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Louis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D005819:Genetic Markers; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers