How driving endonuclease genes can be used to combat pests and disease vectors
Abstract Driving endonuclease genes (DEGs) spread through a population by a non-Mendelian mechanism. In a heterozygote, the protein encoded by a DEG causes a double-strand break in the homologous chromosome opposite to where its gene is inserted and when the break is repaired using the homologue as...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-017-0420-4 |