Gene transfer into the medfly, Ceratitis capitata, with a Drosophila hydei transposable element.

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Gene transfer into the medfly, Ceratitis capitata, with a Drosophila hydei transposable element.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 22 Dec 1995

Loukeris T G, Livadaras I, Arcà B, Zabalou S, Savakis C

Abstract excerpt

Exogenous functional DNA was introduced into the germline chromosomes of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) Ceratitis capitata with a germline transformation system based on the transposable element Minos from Drosophila hydei. Transformants were identified as phenotypic revertants of a white-e...

Topics

Animals
Animals, Genetically Modified
Crosses, Genetic
DNA Transposable Elements
Diptera
Drosophila
Eye Color
Female
Gene Transfer Techniques
Genes, Insect
Genetic Vectors
Hot Temperature
Male
Phenotype
Transformation, Genetic

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