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CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis against sex pheromone biosynthesis leads to loss of female attractiveness in Spodoptera exigua, an insect pestt

Virgin female moths are known to release sex pheromones to attract conspecific males. Accurate sex pheromones are required for their chemical communication. Sex pheromones of Spodoptera exigua, a lepidopteran insect, contain unsaturated fatty acid derivatives having a double bond at the 12(th) carbo...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Shabbir, Roy, Miltan Chandra, Al Baki, Md. Abdullah, Jung, Jin Kyo, Lee, Daeweon, Kim, Yonggyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8598075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34788305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259322