Katy M. Monteith

Nov 11, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Katy M. Monteith |Laura Ross |Robert Baird |Maria Shlyakonova

AbstractSex determination mechanisms in insects are extraordinarily diverse, although most species have zygotic genotypic sex determination where sex is established by sex chromosomes upon fertilisation. Dark-winged fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) are a large and speciose family of flies where sex determination is a result of an unusual interplay of zygotic, maternal, and environmental factors.