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Figure 1: Theoretical expectations regarding the rate of Bt toxin resistance evolution in the presence or absence of a refuge when the transgenic plants produce a high dose of toxin that kills $99.9% of susceptible insects and 99% of heterozygotes.

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Gould, F. Testing Bt refuge strategies in the field. Nat Biotechnol 18, 266–267 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/73693

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