Yellow Fever Mosquito 2018-08-16T17:42:42+00:00

yellow_fever_mosquito_genetics

Yellow Fever Mosquito

In collaboration with Dr. Michael Reiskind and based on the results in the previous selection experiment (parallel evolution in mating resistance) we mapped outlier regions to the draft genome of Aedes aegypti. Check out more about this work on the “Battle of the Aedes” page.

Chromosomes

Results of the mapping of outlier loci to the Aedes aegypti chromosomes, with blue triangles from the selection experiment and orange lines from the wild-caught mating trials (image credit: Neil McCoy)