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From: Linked-read sequencing identifies abundant microinversions and introgression in the arboviral vector Aedes aegypti

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Colonies were selected to represent the extreme latitudes of both subspecies of Aedes aegypti: Ae. aegypti formosus (Aaf) found only in sub-Saharan Africa and Ae. aegypti aegypti (Aaa) found worldwide. Three colonies, consisting of pure Aaa, Aaf, and Aaa/Aaf hybrids, were founded from Rabai, Kenya: a zone of secondary contact between the two subspecies. An outgroup colony, Ae. mascarensis, was included from Mauritius

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