Genetic Profiling of the Plasmodium falciparum Population Using Antigenic Molecular Markers

Figure 3

Genetic diversity of P. falciparum by msp1, msp2, and glurp genes. PCR amplification was represented by groups where PCR product size differed by 20 bp. (a) Genetic diversity by msp1 gene. Blue bars denote the K1 allelic family, size ranging from 180 to 300 bp; red bars denote the MAD20 allelic family, size ranging from 100 to 220 bp; and green bars denote the RO33 allelic family, size ranging from 100 to 200 bp. (b) Genetic diversity by msp2 gene. Blue bars denote the FC27 allelic family, size ranging from 280 to 800 bp and the red bars denote the IC3D7 allelic family, size ranging from 400 to 1150 bp. (c) Genetic diversity by glurp gene. Blue bars denote the RII repeat region of glurp gene, size ranging from 700 to 1200 bp.

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