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Frequency of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in field populations of pink bollworm.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Nov 2000
Tabashnik B E, Patin A L, Dennehy T J, Liu Y B, Carrière Y, Sims M A, Antilla L
Abstract excerpt
Strategies for delaying pest resistance to genetically modified crops that produce Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins are based primarily on theoretical models. One key assumption of such models is that genes conferring resistance are rare. Previous estimates for lepidopteran pests targeted by Bt crops seem to meet this assumption. We report here that the estimated frequency of a recessive allele conferring...
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