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A spontaneous recessive sex-linked mutant short wing has been discovered in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. It is situated less than one cross-over unit from the sex determining locus. In homozygous females, flight is impaired and the survival and fecundity is markedly subnormal.
Two possible uses of this gene for genetic control operations are envisaged: (a) to provide automatic sexing of males for release and (b) enhancement of the population control potential of other available genetics systems.
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Uppal, D., Curtis, C. & Soni, V. A new sex-linked mutant short wing in Aedes aegypti. Heredity 36, 147–150 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1976.15
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