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Table 1 XX-only embryonic injection sets

From: Targeting the autosomal Ceratitis capitata transformer gene using Cas9 or dCas9 to masculinize XX individuals without inducing mutations

Injection set

Cas9 delivery / []

sgRNA name / []

dsRNA name / []

XX embryos

XX Larvae

XX Females

XX Males

XX intersexes

Cctra male-specific in XX

1

Cas9 Protein / 1,8 μg/μL

sgtraEx1 / 200 ng/μL

dsRNA-Cctra / 0.5 μg/μL

370

48

0

0

0

–

2

Cas9 Protein / 1,8 μg/μL

sgtraEx1 / 200 ng/μL

–

400

60

6

6

0

yes in XX males

3

–

–

dsRNA-Cctra / 0.5 μg/μL

200

83

0

73

5

–

4

–

sgtraEx1 / 1 μg/μL

–

160

75

70

0

0

no

5

Plasmid-dCas9 / 1 μg/μL

sgtraEx1 / 1 μg/μL

–

290

37

7

0

3

yes

6

Cas9 Protein / 1,8 μg/μL

sgtraEx1 / 200 ng/μL

–

40

–

–

–

–

yes

7

Plasmid-Cas9 / 1 μg/μL

sgtraEx1 / 1 μg/μL

–

40

–

–

–

–

yes

8

Plasmid-dCas9 / 1 μg/μL

sgtraEx1 / 1 μg/μL

–

40

–

–

–

–

yes

9

buffer

buffer

buffer

40

–

–

–

–

no

10

–

sgtraEx1 / 1 μg/μL

–

40

–

–

–

–

no

11

Cas9 Protein / 1,8 μg/μL

–

–

40

–

–

–

–

no

12

Plasmid-Cas9 / 1 μg/μL

–

–

40

–

–

–

–

no

13

Plasmid-dCas9 / 1 μg/μL

–

–

40

–

–

–

–

no