›› 2011, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (2): 15-151-153.

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Progress on Transgenic Mosquitoes

YANG Pin   

  1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention;WHO Colla?鄄borating Centre for Malaria,Schistosomiasis and Filariasis,Shanghai 200025,China
  • Online:2011-04-30 Published:2012-09-27

Abstract: The genetically modified mosquitoes have been developed aiming to control mosquito-borne diseases by either reducing population sizes or replacing existing populations with vectors unable to transmit the disease. This paper introduces some progress on the generation of transgenic mosquitoes and their fitness in wild population.

Key words: Exogenous gene, Transgenic mosquito, Transgenic system