Table 4.
Male genotype | Percentage of progeny produced by transgenic males (%) |
Relative mating success of transgenic line to nontransgenic line* |
---|---|---|
Transgenic VD9 | 46 ± 5.2 (n = 100) | 0.85 |
Transgenic VD35 | 44 ± 5.2 (n = 100) | 0.79 |
Transgenic VD26 | 42 ± 4.2 (n = 100) | 0.72 |
Data are mean ± SD. No significant differences were observed between nontransgenic and transgenic mosquitoes for any of the 3 transgenic lines.
Relative mating success is calculated as the ratio of percentage of progeny from transgenic males to wild-type males. For example, VD9 relative mating success is calculated as: 46/(100 – 46).