Figure 5: Dynamics of the spread of the dsxFCRISPRh allele and effect on population reproductive capacity. | Nature Biotechnology

Figure 5: Dynamics of the spread of the dsxFCRISPRh allele and effect on population reproductive capacity.

From: A CRISPR–Cas9 gene drive targeting doublesex causes complete population suppression in caged Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes

Figure 5

Two cages were set up with a starting population of 300 wild-type females, 150 wild-type males and 150 dsxFCRISPRh/+ males, seeding each cage with a dsxFCRISPRh allele frequency of 12.5%. (a) The frequency of dsxFCRISPRh mosquitoes was scored for each generation. The drive allele reached 100% prevalence in both cage 2 (blue) and cage 1 (red) at generation 7 and 11, respectively, in agreement with a deterministic model (black line) that takes into account the parameter values retrieved from the fecundity assays. Twenty stochastic simulations were run (gray lines) assuming a maximum population size of 650 individuals. (b) Total egg output deriving from each generation of the cage was measured and normalized relative to the output from the starting generation. Suppression of the reproductive output of each cage led the population to collapse completely (black arrows) by generation 8 (cage 2) or generation 12 (cage 1). Parameter estimates included in the model are provided in Supplementary Table 5.

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