Male-specific insecticide resistance and mosquito transgene dispersal.

There is a need to develop methods to spread disease-blocking transgenes through mosquito populations. This article discusses the possibility of linking transgenes to insecticide-resistant alleles engineered to be expressed only in males. The resulting increase in mean longevity of males carrying th...

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Main Authors: Sinkins, S, Hastings, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004