Single locus complementary sex determination in Hymenoptera: an "unintelligent" design?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The haplodiploid sex determining mechanism in Hymenoptera (males are haploid, females are diploid) has played an important role in the evolution of this insect order. In Hymenoptera sex is usually determined by a single locus, heterozygotes are female and hemizyg...

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Main Authors: Driessen Gerard, van Wilgenburg Ellen, Beukeboom Leo W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/3/1/1