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Three cadherin alleles associated with resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in pink bollworm.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 Apr 2003
Morin Shai, Biggs Robert W, Sisterson Mark S, Shriver Laura, Ellers-Kirk Christa, Higginson Dawn, Holley Daniel, Gahan Linda J, Heckel David G, Carrière Yves, Dennehy Timothy J, Brown Judith K, Tabashnik Bruce E
Abstract excerpt
Evolution of resistance by pests is the main threat to long-term insect control by transgenic crops that produce Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins. Because inheritance of resistance to the Bt toxins in transgenic crops is typically recessive, DNA-based screening for resistance alleles in heterozygotes is potentially much more efficient than detection of resistant homozygotes with bioassays. Such screening,...
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