CRISPR/Cas9 mediated mutations as a new tool for studying taste in honeybees
Laura Değirmenci, Dietmar Geiger, Fábio Luiz Rogé Ferreira, Alexander Keller, Beate Krischke, Martin Beye, Ingolf D Steffan-Dewenter, Ricarda Scheiner
The paper uses CRISPR/Cas9 to introduce nonsense mutations in honeybee AmGr3 gene, demonstrating its specificity for fructose detection and showing measurable behavioral changes in mutants.
Chemical Senses · Sep 22, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics