SYNTHETIC SEX RATIO DISTORTERS BASED ON CRISPR FOR THE CONTROL OF HARMFUL INSECT POPULATIONS

B. Fasulo, A. Meccariello, P. A. Papathanos, N. Windbichler

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAREA-WIDE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
EditorsJorge Hendrichs, Rui Pereira, Marc J.B. Vreysen
PublisherCRC Press
Pages843-855
ISBN (Print)978-0-367-76986-4
StatePublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Meiotic drive
  • sex ratio distorters
  • biased sex ratio
  • gene editing
  • genome editing
  • X-shredding
  • genetic control
  • spermatogenesis
  • male-determining genes
  • gene drive
  • selfish chromosomes

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