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Transcriptome profiling of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata towards useful molecular tools for population management.
BMC genomics - 12 Oct 2016
Mannino M Constanza, Rivarola Máximo, Scannapieco Alejandra C, González Sergio, Farber Marisa, Cladera Jorge L, Lanzavecchia Silvia B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a solitary parasitoid of Tephritidae (Diptera) fruit flies of economic importance currently being mass-reared in bio-factories and successfully used worldwide. A peculiar biological aspect of Hymenoptera is its haplo-diploid life cycle, where females (diploid) develop from fertilized eggs and males (haploid) from unfertilized eggs. Diploid...
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