Dominant lethality and insect population control
| Autor: | Luke Alphey, Morten H Andreasen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Population Density
Insecta business.industry media_common.quotation_subject fungi Genes Insect Insect Biology Population control Biotechnology Insect Vectors Sterile insect technique Evolutionary biology Animals Parasitology Lethality Female Genes Lethal business Genetic Engineering Pest Control Biological Molecular Biology media_common Genes Dominant |
| Zdroj: | Molecular and biochemical parasitology. 121(2) |
| ISSN: | 0166-6851 |
| Popis: | Recent advances in insect genetic engineering have opened up new possibilities in the genetic control of insect vectors of human diseases. We outline the current state of the sterile insect technique and show how the use of engineered dominant lethals can greatly increase the effectiveness of this approach. We consider alternative strategies based on the use of conditional dominant lethals that are not always active in the environment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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