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Sex separation by body color via a W-chromosome-linked transgene.
International journal of biological macromolecules - 15 Apr 2023
Ye Xiaogang, Wu Meiyu, Wang Xinqiu, Dai Xiangping, Yu Shihua, Tang Xiaoli, Wang Xiaoxiao, Zhong Boxiong
Abstract excerpt
Sex separation processes are important for commercial insect production and sterile insect techniques. Here, we describe the transgenic insertion of a DsRed expression cassette driven by the enhancer HR3 and strong promoter IE1 into the silkworm W chromosome as a dominant visible marker of sex separation. The obtained transgenic lines showed female-specific body color visible to the naked eye at the second- to...
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