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Quantifying Fitness Costs in Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes
 

Quantifying Fitness Costs in Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

Article DOI: 10.3791/65136-v • 09:41 min • September 15th, 2023
September 15th, 2023 •
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1Center for Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, 2Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 3Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 4National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III

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The present protocol describes how to measure common life parameter data in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, including fecundity, wing size, fertility, sex ratio, viability, development times, male contribution, and adult longevity. These measurements can be used to assess the fitness of transgenic mosquitoes.

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Aedes Aegypti Life Parameter Data Genetic Background Fitness Cost Studies Fecundity Wing Size Shape Fertility Sex Ratio Viability Development Times Male Contribution Adult Longevity Gene Knock-out Gene Drive Element Health Comparison Transgene Fixation Rate Simulated Wild-type Mosquito Population Protocol Adaptation
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