Research Article

Genetic and Linkage Studies of New Autosomal Sex-Limited Mutant Hairless Antenna in Anopheles stephensi Liston

Table 3

Linkage studies between the hairless antenna (hla) and the ruby eye (ru) in An. stephensi.

Sl. numberCrossesTotal eggsTotal larvaeHatchability (%)MalesFemalesGrand total
MalexFemaleWild typeHairless antennaRuby eyeRuby eye & hairless antennaTotalWild typeRuby eyeTotal

1ru/ruxru/ru 50948196.0221221243243464
2hla/hlax+/+69160787.8253253291291544
3hla/hla +/+x+/+  ru/ru48739581.1161161185185346
4ru/+  +/hlaxru/+ +/hla29521873.952 (46.125)20 (15.375)5 (15.375)5 (15.375)8297 (79.5)9 (26.5)10618824.5
5ru/+ +/hlax+/+ +/+58551788.4269269255255494

nonsignificant ().
Number in the parentheses: expected number of progeny for that respective cross.
ru/ru: Ruby eye.
hla/hla: Hairless antenna.
+/+: Wild type.