The mosquito family Culicidae is divided into 2 subfamilies named the Culicinae and
Anophelinae. Nix, the dominant male-determining factor, has only been found in the …

The initial signal that governs sex determination is highly variable among insects. A
homolog of Nix, the male-determining factor in Aedes aegypti, was previously found in the …

Sexual reproduction is critical to the survival and evolution of many organisms including
mosquitoes. Sex determination in insects is often initiated by a fast-evolving primary signal …

Sex determination in the mosquito Aedes aegypti is governed by a dominant male-
determining factor (M factor) located within a Y chromosome–like region called the M locus …

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 …

The insect sex determination and the intimately linked dosage compensation pathways
represent a challenging evolutionary puzzle that has been solved only in Drosophila …

A dominant and hemizygous male-determining locus (M locus) establishes the male sex
(M/m) in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Nix is a male-determining factor (M …

A dominant male-determining locus (M-locus) establishes the male sex (M/m) in the yellow
fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Nix, a gene in the M-locus, was shown to be a male …

Vector control programs based on population reduction by matings with mass-released
sterile insects require the release of only male mosquitoes, as the release of females, even if …

Background The doublesex gene controls somatic sexual differentiation of many metazoan
species, including the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae and the dengue and yellow …