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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-eyed mutation carried by the recipient strain. Clusters of transformants were detected among the progeny of 390...
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