The evolution of sex determination systems in dipteran insects other than Drosophila

Genetica

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-43

  Shearman, D C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dominant male determiner; Sex determination; Tephritid; Transposable element

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SXL PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHROMOSOME MAP; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FLY; GENDER AND SEX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOUSE FLY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DIPTERA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HOUSEFLIES; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER; METAZOA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0036761352     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020955507978     Document Type: Article

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