Curtis 1968

Citation

Curtis, C. F. (1968). Possible use of translocations to fix desirable genes in insect pest populations. Nature, 218(5139), 368.

Links

• https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=17908643211849005526
• http://hawaiireedlab.com/pdf/curtis1968.pdf (internal lab link only)

Published Abstract

Chromosome translocation heterozygotes (T/+) are usually semisterile, but translocation homozygotes (T/T) if viable are usually fully fertile. If such a viable translocation were produced in an insect pest, T/T insects could be reared in captivity and released into the wild, where matings with wild types (+/+) would produce T/+ progeny.