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Evidence is presented which confirms the influence of linkage group II on adult DDT-resistance in one strain of Aedes aegypti (Bangkok-MR) but not in another strain (Bangkok-HR).
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Margham, J., Wood, R. The effect of larval selection on adult resistance to DDT in two strains of the mosquito Aedes aegypti (L). Heredity 36, 143–145 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1976.14
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