A fly model establishes distinct mechanisms for synthetic CRISPR/Cas9 sex distorters.

Synthetic sex distorters have recently been developed in the malaria mosquito, relying on endonucleases that target the X-chromosome during spermatogenesis. Although inspired by naturally-occurring traits, it has remained unclear how they function and, given their potential for genetic control, how...

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Main Authors: Barbara Fasulo, Angela Meccariello, Maya Morgan, Carl Borufka, Philippos Aris Papathanos, Nikolai Windbichler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008647