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Cadherin mutation linked to resistance to Cry1Ac affects male paternity and sperm competition in Helicoverpa armigera.
Journal of insect physiology - 1 Nov 2014
Zhang Haonan, Du Bing, Yang Yihua, Higginson Dawn M, Carrière Yves, Wu Yidong
Abstract excerpt
Several lepidopteran pests of cotton have cadherin-based resistance to the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin Cry1Ac. Cadherins are transmembrane proteins that mediate cell-cell adhesion and tissue morphogenesis, suggesting that fitness costs associated with cadherin mutations may be present in many aspects of life history. To evaluate whether cadherin-based resistance is associated with fitness costs reducing...
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