The Principle of the "AGameOfClones" Concept Shown in the Red Flour Beetle (IMAGE)

Goethe University Frankfurt

The Principle of the "AGameOfClones" Concept Shown in the Red Flour Beetle

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The left panel shows two adult individuals that carry the transgene on only one of their chromosome pairs. Both beetles have inherited variants of the transgene with different markers that have led to either green or blue fluorescent compound eyes. The right panel shows a descendant of the two adult individuals on the left which carries the transgene in both chromosomes -- but with different markers. Thus, its compound eyes are fluorescent turquoise.

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Strobl/Stelzer, Goethe University Frankfurt

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