Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers of Anopheles sinensis, a malaria vector mosquito in the East Asia region

J. Jung, E. Lee, W. Kim

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Abstract

Eleven polymorphic dinucleotide (GA and CA) microsatellites were isolated and characterized in the mosquito Anopheles sinensis; this species is distributed over the East Asia region and is a primary vector of malaria, particularly in Korea. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 4 to 13. The observed heterozygosity (HO) and expected heterozygosity (H E) varied from 0.30 to 0.89 and from 0.59 to 0.90, respectively. These microsatellites could be useful in studying the evolution of the widely distributed A. sinensis in diverse environments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1272-1274
Number of pages3
JournalMolecular Ecology Notes
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2006

Keywords

  • Anopheles sinensis
  • East Asia
  • Korea
  • Malaria vector
  • Microsatellite

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