Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and the CRISPR-
associated gene Cas9 represent an invaluable system for the precise editing of genes in …

Clustered regularly spaced short palindrome repeats (CRISPR) structure family forms the
acquired immune system in bacteria and archaea. Recent advances in CRISPR/Cas …

Feeding preference is critical for insect adaptation and survival. However, little is known
regarding the determination of insect feeding preference, and the genetic basis is poorly …

Body size and silk protein synthesis ability are two crucial aspects of artificial selection in
silkworm breeding; however, the role of genes in both pathways remains unknown. To …

Promising to provide powerful genetic control tools, gene drives have been constructed in
multiple dipteran insects, yeast, and mice for the purposes of population elimination or …

Genetic control strategies such as the sterile insect technique have successfully fought
insect pests worldwide. The CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic …

Olfaction plays an essential role in many important insect behaviors such as feeding and
reproduction. To detect olfactory stimuli, an odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) is required …

Male fertility is essential for reproduction and population growth in animals. Many factors
affect male fertility, such as courtship behavior, sperm quantity, and sperm motility, among …

The CRISPR/Cas9 system is an efficient genome editing method that can be used in
functional genomics research. The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a serious …

Sperm, which have a vital role in sexual reproduction in the animal kingdom, can display
heteromorphism in some species. The regulation of sperm dichotomy remains a …