Gene drive systems in mosquitoes: Rules of the road

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 64-67

  James, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; DENGUE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MALARIA; MATING; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; REVIEW; SIMULATION;

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EID: 12344263017     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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