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The Nix locus on the male-specific homologue of chromosome 1 in Aedes albopictus is a strong candidate for a male-determining factor

BACKGROUND: Global concern over the rapid expansion of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, and its vector competence has highlighted an urgent need to improve currently available population control methods, like the Sterile Insect Technique. Knowledge of the sex determination cascade is a pr...

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Autores principales: Gomulski, Ludvik M., Mariconti, Marina, Di Cosimo, Alessandro, Scolari, Francesca, Manni, Mosè, Savini, Grazia, Malacrida, Anna R., Gasperi, Giuliano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6304787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30583734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3215-8