Next-generation genetic sexing strain establishment in the agricultural pestCeratitis capitata
Serafima Davydova,
Junru Liu,
Nikolay P. Kandul
et al.
Abstract:Tephritid fruit fly pests pose an increasing threat to the agricultural industry due to their global dispersion and a highly invasive nature. Here we showcase the feasibility of an early-detection SEPARATOR sex sorting approach through using the non-model Tephritid pest,Ceratitis capitata. This system relies on female-only fluorescent marker expression, accomplished through the use of a sex-specific intron of the highly-conservedtransformergene fromC. capitataandAnastrepha ludens. The herein characterized stra… Show more
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