Effects of stable ectopic expression of the primary sex determination gene Yob in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

Abstract Background Mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria, are controlled primarily by suppressing mosquito vector populations using insecticides. The current control programmes are seriously threatened by the emergence and rapid spread of resistance to approved insecticides. Genetic approaches p...

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Main Authors: Elzbieta Krzywinska, Jaroslaw Krzywinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3211-z