Explain the events which occur within a female Anopheles mosquito after it has sucked blood from a malaria patient.
Explain the events which occur within a female Anopheles mosquito after it has sucked blood from a malaria patient.
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Plasmodium undergoes sexual reproduction inside the mosquito, continuing its life cycle.
Solution and Explanation
Gametocytes of Plasmodium enter the mosquito’s gut with the blood meal. In the gut, gametocytes develop into gametes, fuse to form zygotes, and subsequently develop into sporozoites. \item The sporozoites migrate to the mosquito’s salivary glands, preparing it to infect another host.
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