Description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)
Introduction For the first time we provide the description of the melanic (dark) morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus and determine the pattern of genetic inheritance for this characteristic. Methods Dark morph R. nasutus specimens were crossbred with standard (typically patterned) R. nasutus. Results...
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| author | Fernando Braga Stehling Dias Nicolás Jaramillo-O Liléia Diotaiuti |
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| description | Introduction For the first time we provide the description of the melanic (dark) morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus and determine the pattern of genetic inheritance for this characteristic. Methods Dark morph R. nasutus specimens were crossbred with standard (typically patterned) R. nasutus. Results We present the first occurrence of the melanic morphotype in the genus Rhodnius. The crossbreeding results demonstrate that the inheritance pattern of this characteristic follows Mendel's simple laws of segregation and an independent assortment of alleles. Conclusions Phenotypic variation of R. nasutus reinforces the heterogeneity found in the Triatominae. Descriptions of new species in this subfamily require rigorous validation criteria. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0039790f775c4c1d9584a0316dc60baf2022-12-22T03:29:22ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492014-10-0147563764110.1590/0037-8682-0007-2014S0037-86822014000500637Description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)Fernando Braga Stehling DiasNicolás Jaramillo-OLiléia DiotaiutiIntroduction For the first time we provide the description of the melanic (dark) morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus and determine the pattern of genetic inheritance for this characteristic. Methods Dark morph R. nasutus specimens were crossbred with standard (typically patterned) R. nasutus. Results We present the first occurrence of the melanic morphotype in the genus Rhodnius. The crossbreeding results demonstrate that the inheritance pattern of this characteristic follows Mendel's simple laws of segregation and an independent assortment of alleles. Conclusions Phenotypic variation of R. nasutus reinforces the heterogeneity found in the Triatominae. Descriptions of new species in this subfamily require rigorous validation criteria.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000500637&lng=en&tlng=enTriatominaeRhodnius nasutusDark morphCross-experimentMelanic pattern |
| spellingShingle | Fernando Braga Stehling Dias Nicolás Jaramillo-O Liléia Diotaiuti Description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Triatominae Rhodnius nasutus Dark morph Cross-experiment Melanic pattern |
| title | Description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) |
| title_full | Description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) |
| title_fullStr | Description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) |
| title_short | Description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) |
| title_sort | description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of rhodnius nasutus stal 1859 hemiptera reduviidae triatominae |
| topic | Triatominae Rhodnius nasutus Dark morph Cross-experiment Melanic pattern |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000500637&lng=en&tlng=en |
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