A generic white pupae sex selection phenotype for insect pest control
CM Ward, RA Aumann, MA Whitehead, Katerina Nikolouli, Gary Leveque, Georgia Gouvi, Elisabeth Fung, Sarah Julia Reiling, Haig Hugo Vrej Djambazian, MA Hughes, Samuel Whiteford, Carlos E. Cáceres-Barrios, TNM Nguyen, Amanda Choo, P Crisp, , Marc F. Schetelig
The paper identifies a conserved gene responsible for the white pupae phenotype in multiple fruit fly species and demonstrates its utility for creating sexing strains in pest control.
bioRxiv · May 8, 2020 · PreprintGenetics