Assignment of two enzyme loci to the X chromosome of Anopheles quadrimaculatus species A

J Hered. 1991 Jul-Aug;82(4):349-51. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a111098.

Abstract

Analysis of isozyme variability in four natural populations of Anopheles quadrimaculatus Species A indicated that the loci for Malic enzyme (Me) and Mannose phosphate isomerase-1 (Mpi-1) are on the X chromosome. There were female heterozygotes, but no male heterozygotes were observed. Strains fixed for fast- and slow-migrating allozymes were devised and crossed. Progeny phenotypes conformed to expectations for sex linkage; female progeny were heterozygous, and male progeny were hemizygous for the maternal allele. The three-point cross, using the Me and Mpi-1 loci with the sex-linked mutant rose eye (ro), established the gene sequence Mpi-1-11.1-Me-40.8-ro.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anopheles / genetics*
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Crosses, Genetic
  • Female
  • Genetic Linkage
  • Malate Dehydrogenase / genetics*
  • Male
  • Mannose-6-Phosphate Isomerase / genetics*
  • X Chromosome*

Substances

  • Malate Dehydrogenase
  • Mannose-6-Phosphate Isomerase