Research article
Conditional embryonic lethality to improve the sterile insect technique in Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)
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* Corresponding authors: Marc F Schetelig marc.schetelig@ars.usda.gov - Ernst A Wimmer ewimmer@gwdg.de
1 Department of Developmental Biology, Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach-Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, GZMB, Ernst-Caspari-Haus, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
2 USDA-APHIS OFFICE, 4Av. 12-62 Zona 10, 01010-Guatemala City, Guatemala
3 Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
4 International Atomic Energy Agency, FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory Entomology Unit, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
5 USDA/ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
BMC Biology 2009, 7:4 doi:10.1186/1741-7007-7-4
Published: 27 January 2009Additional files
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Crossing scheme of medfly lines carrying driver and effector constructs
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Sequences flanking piggyBac insertions
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Raw data of the efficiency test
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Primer sequences shown in 5' to 3' orientation
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Statistical analysis
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