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Deep orange gene editing triggers temperature-sensitive lethal phenotypes in Ceratitis capitata.
BMC biotechnology - 1 Feb 2024
Sollazzo Germano, Nikolouli Katerina, Gouvi Georgia, Aumann Roswitha A, Schetelig Marc F, Bourtzis Kostas
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BACKGROUND: The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a significant agricultural pest managed through area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) including a sterile insect technique (SIT) component. Male-only releases increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of SIT programs, which can be achieved through the development of genetic sexing strains (GSS). The most successful GSS developed to date...
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