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Self-limiting population genetic control with sex-linked genome editors

In male heterogametic species the Y chromosome is transmitted solely from fathers to sons, and is selected for based only on its impacts on male fitness. This fact can be exploited to develop efficient pest control strategies that use Y-linked editors to disrupt the fitness of female descendants. Wi...

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Autores principales: Burt, Austin, Deredec, Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6083257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30051868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0776