title: Changing population structure through the use of compound chromosomes.
abstract: Theoretical calculations and population cage data are presented to illustrate the use of compound chromosomes to change the genetic structure of insect populations.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster; D005260:Female; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005838:Genotype; D006579:Heterozygote; D006720:Homozygote; D007246:Infertility; D007300:Insect Control; D008297:Male; D011336:Probability; D013997:Time Factors