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1 January 2009 A High Frequency of Male Determining Factors in Male Musca Domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) from Ipswich, Australia
R. L. Hamm, J. G. Scott
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Abstract

The male sex determining factor (M) in the house fly is linked to the Y chromosome in the ancestral condition, but can also be linked to another chromosome (I-V or X). However, descriptions of the linkage and frequency of M factors in different populations throughout the world are vastly incomplete. We collected house flies from a dairy in Ipswich, Australia, and determined that M was linked to chromosomes II, III, IV, and Y. Most males (69.8%) were homozygous for M on autosome II and/or III, and 92.3% of the males had multiple M factors. In all, there were 13 different male genotypes found. The high frequency of M, the presence of M on four different linkage groups, and the large number of male genotypes found in this population make it unique relative to other populations of house flies that have been examined.

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R. L. Hamm and J. G. Scott "A High Frequency of Male Determining Factors in Male Musca Domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) from Ipswich, Australia," Journal of Medical Entomology 46(1), 169-172, (1 January 2009). https://doi.org/10.1603/033.046.0121
Received: 11 July 2008; Accepted: 1 September 2008; Published: 1 January 2009
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KEYWORDS
Insecta
LINKAGE ANALYSIS
M factor
sex determination
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