A male-biased sex-distorter gene drive for the human malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
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DOI: 10.1038/s41587-020-0508-1
Abstract: Only female insects transmit diseases such as malaria, dengue and Zika; therefore, control methods that bias the sex ratio of insect offspring have long been sought. Genetic elements such as sex-chromosome drives can distort sex… read more here.
Keywords: distorter gene; gene drive; malaria vector; sex ... See more keywords