Yellow fever mosquito, which is the major carrier of yellow fever, developed its taste for human blood due to the genetic tweaks that occurred, and the presence of a specific gene, says a newly published research. Researchers report in the journal iNature/i that the yellow fever mosquito contains a version of an odor-detecting gene in its antennae that is highly attuned to sulcatone, a compound prevalent in human odor. The researchers found that the gene, AaegOr4, ...
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