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Changes in the frequency of YM versus IIIM in the housefly, Musca domestica L., under field and laboratory conditions.
Genetics research - 1 Dec 2008
Hamm Ronda L, Scott Jeffrey G
Abstract excerpt
In the housefly, Musca domestica L., sex is usually determined by a dominant factor, M, located on the Y chromosome. However, there are 'autosomal male' (AM) populations in which the M factor is located on one or more of the five autosomes (I-V) or on X. We examined changes in the frequency of AM and YM males in North Carolina populations of houseflies after 4 years in the laboratory (NC Lab 02:06) and after 4 or...
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