Polymorphism of M factors in populations of the housefly, Musca domestica L., in Turkey.
M factors, which determine maleness in Musca domestica, were found on the second, third, fourth and fifth linkage groups in housefly populations of Turkey. As in European populations, the male-determining factor was more frequently located on linkage group III (MIII). Some males homozygous or double heterozygous for M factors were identified. Deviations from a 1:1 sex ratio in favour of males, as well as mosaics for somatic marker mutations and sexual mosaics (gynandromorphs), were also observed. The results reveal an extensive polymorphism in the sex-determining system.
Cakir
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Faculty of Art and Science, Biology Department, Kirikkale University, Turkey. scakir@turkuaz.kku.edu.tr
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D000818:Animals; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006793:Houseflies / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D019849:Sex Determination Processes; D012737:Sex Factors; D013045:Species Specificity; D013696:Temperature; D014421:Turkey