Conditions for success of engineered underdominance gene drive systems

Highlights • A model of engineered underdominance (UD) gene drive is proposed.• Numerical results suggest that UD could be an effective tool for disease control.• Success/failure of UD is affected by release strategy and fitness of mosquitoes.• A single release of only males with weakly suppressed lethals cannot succeed.

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