Modelling the spatial spread of a homing endonuclease gene in a mosquito population

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Summary Homing endonuclease genes ( HEG s) exist naturally in many single‐celled organisms and can show extremely strong genetic drive allowing them to spread through populations into which they are introduced. They are being investigated as tools to manipulate the populations of important vectors of human disease, in particular the mosquitoes that transmit malaria. Before HEG s can be deployed, it is important...

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