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Reducing resistance allele formation in CRISPR gene drive.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 22 May 2018
Champer Jackson, Liu Jingxian, Oh Suh Yeon, Reeves Riona, Luthra Anisha, Oakes Nathan, Clark Andrew G, Messer Philipp W
Abstract excerpt
CRISPR homing gene drives can convert heterozygous cells with one copy of the drive allele into homozygotes, thereby enabling super-Mendelian inheritance. Such a mechanism could be used, for example, to rapidly disseminate a genetic payload in a population, promising effective strategies for the control of vector-borne diseases. However, all CRISPR homing gene drives studied in insects thus far have produced...
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