Blood meal
Blood ingested by a haematophagous insect during feeding on a vertebrate host. The host's DNA persists in the insect's gut for hours to days and can be extracted and profiled to identify the species or individual that was bitten.
Blood ingested by a haematophagous insect during feeding on a vertebrate host. The host's DNA persists in the insect's gut for hours to days and can be extracted and profiled to identify the species or individual that was bitten.
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