Hidden genomic features of an invasive malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi, revealed by a chromosome-level genome assembly.

Mahul ChakrabortyArunachalam RamaiahAdriana AdolfiPaige HalasBhagyashree KaduskarLuna Thanh NgoSuvratha JayaprasadKiran PaulSaurabh WhadgarSubhashini SrinivasanSuresh SubramaniEthan BierAnthony A JamesJ J Emerson

Published in: BMC biology (2021)

Collectively, these results and resources underscore the significance of previously hidden genomic elements in the biology of malaria mosquitoes and will accelerate the development of genetic control strategies of malaria transmission.

Keyphrases

plasmodium falciparum
copy number
genome wide
aedes aegypti
dna methylation
zika virus