Relative DNA content of normal and sex-ratio distorting spermatozoa of the mosquito,Aedes aegypti(L.)

Combining the meiotic drive gene D and t

Combining the meiotic drive gene D and the translocation T1in the mosquito, Aedes Aegypti (L.). I. Sex-ratio distortion and fertility

✍ A. M. Pearson; R. J. Wood 📂 Article 📅 1980 🏛 Springer Netherlands 🌐 English ⚖ 556 KB

Sex-ratio distortion has been investigated in males carrying the Y(M)-linked meiotic-drive gene D, from three different strains (Bozo, Caracas and Trinidad), paired with Chipei X-chromosomes highly sensitive to D. The effect of D was tested on its own and also associated with a 1-3 translocation (de