A genetic sexing system to improve the sterile insect technique against the Mediterranean fruit fly.
The autosomal recessive allele v wing (v) in the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), produces flies that when reared at 30 degrees C have stubby wings. The mutant was used to construct a translocation-based genetic sexing system in an attempt to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the sterile insect release method for field control.
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Department of Entomology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822.
D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D007246:Infertility; D008297:Male; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D013696:Temperature; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D014998:Y Chromosome / Q000528:radiation effects