Genetic sexing for a mosquito sterile-male release.
Two strains of Anopheles culicifacies have been synthesized in which the dieldrin resistance locus on chromosome 3 has been translocated to the Y chromosome. Both strains appear sufficiently stable for the preferential recovery of males for mass production of mosquitoes for field releases.
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000235:genetics*; D004026:Dieldrin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*
D004026:Dieldrin