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Testes-specific expression of green fluorescent protein allows automated sex sorting of mosquitoes for population control.

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Figure 1: A transposable element containing the β2-tubulin-GFP gene together with the dsRed genetic marker placed under the control of the actin promoter is microinjected into A. stephensi embryos in which the transposable element integrates into the germ line.

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Atkinson, P. Green light for mosquito control. Nat Biotechnol 23, 1371–1372 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1105-1371

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