Exploring the Sex-Determination Pathway for Control of Mosquito-Borne Infectious Diseases

Genetic Control of Malaria and Dengue

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 201-225

  Biedler, James K ^a,b   Hall, Brantley A ^a,b   Jiang, Xiaofang ^a,b   Tu, Zhijian J ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fralin Life Science Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosage compensation; Doublesex; Fruitless; Genetic control; M factor; Mosquito; Sex determination; Sex specific splicing; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017004576     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800246-9.00010-7     Document Type: Chapter

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