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Retrotransposon-mediated variation of a chitin synthase gene confers insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa toxin
Zhenxing Liu, Chongyu Liao, Luming Zou…·Yutao Xiao
The paper identifies a retrotransposon-mediated mutation in the chitin synthase gene SfCHS2 as a cause of high resistance to Vip3Aa toxin in fall armyworm.
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