Transgenic sexing system for Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) based on female-specific embryonic lethality

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Ogaugwu, Christian E ^a   Schetelig, Marc F ^a,b   Wimmer, Ernst A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect pest management; Medfly; Position effects on splicing; Transformer; Transgenic sexing

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; LETHAL GENE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENES, LETHAL; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX RATIO; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSGENES;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 84870314978     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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