Two New Sex Determining Factors ( M V , F D ) in Housefly, (Musca domestica) Populations in Turkey

Authors

ŞÜKRAN ÇAKIR

Abstract

In most strains of the common housefly, Musca domestica, sex is genetically determined by the presence or absence of a Y chromosome with a dominant male determining factor, M. Standard trains have an XX-XY mechanism. In certain laboratory and natural populations, however, neither females nor males have the Y chromosome. These non-standard populations have autosomal mechanisms for sex determination. In the present study, the existence of two new autosomal sex determining factors, M V and F D , in housefly populations in Turkey was determined.

DOI

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Keywords

Musca domestica, sex determination, M factor, F D factor.

First Page

73

Last Page

78

Recommended Citation

ÇAKIR, Ş (1999). Two New Sex Determining Factors ( M V , F D ) in Housefly, (Musca domestica) Populations in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 23 (1): 73-78. https://doi.org/-