Split drive killer-rescue provides a novel threshold-dependent gene drive

Abstract A wide range of gene drive mechanisms have been proposed that are predicted to increase in frequency within a population even when they are deleterious to individuals carrying them. This also allows associated desirable genetic material (“cargo genes”) to increase in frequency. Gene drives...

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Main Authors: Matthew P. Edgington, Tim Harvey-Samuel, Luke Alphey
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/aa91292f3e004e3f8e3ce8c1e2d16d26
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