The Distorter gene D in Aedes aegypti shows meiotic drive when associated with the male-determining M gcne, causing sex ratio distortion in favour of males. The fertility of Distorter (MD/m s) and normal (M/m-) males has been compared by mating them to a series of females at daily intervals and asse
Meiotic drive at the D(MD) locus and fertility in the mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.)
โ Scribed by J. H. A. M. Youngson; H. M. Welch; R. J. Wood
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 499 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-6707
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โฆ Synopsis
The difference in percentage hatch from the two matings was small, indicating that spermatozoa were produced in superabundance so that the overall fertility of Distorter males was not greatly reduced.
The reduction in the number of spermatozoa is, however, less than expected from the number of X chromosome breaks observed, suggesting that some non-functional X bearing spermatozoa are produced (Newton, Wood & Southern, 1976).
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