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Due to the recent interest in the development of novel genetic methods to control insect vectors of disease, a great deal of research has focused on the genetic manipulation of the insect vector (James, 1992). In the design of a control programme involving genetic modification of the insect vector, factors to be considered include the isolation of potentially useful target genes, appropriate tissue-specific control elements to direct their expression, and a means of introducing exogenous DNA into the insect genome.
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Morris, A.C. (1997). Microinjection of mosquito embryos . In: Crampton, J.M., Beard, C.B., Louis, C. (eds) The Molecular Biology of Insect Disease Vectors. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1535-0_35
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