Cytological evidence of male heterogamety in sex determination of Telmatoscopus albipunctatus (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Telmatoscopus albipunctatus is polymorphic for several polytene chromosome bands. In examining the inheritance of a polymorphic heterochromatin-like band in chromosome IV we verified that it is inherited like a sex-linked factor. There are two types of chromosome IV in regard to this band: one bears a very thick heterochromatin-like band (H+), and the other bears a thinner corresponding band (H-). Three kinds of combinations are found in our stocks: H+H+, H+H- and H-H-. All three combinations can be found in females; however, in males, only the combinations H+H- and H-H- are found. Through specific crosses, it was concluded that the sex determining factor is located in chromosome IV in close vicinity to these bands.
D000818:Animals; D002875:Chromosomes; D004175:Diptera / Q000166:cytology*; D006570:Heterochromatin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis
D006570:Heterochromatin