Sex-determining mechanisms appear to be very diverse in invertebrates. Haplodiploidy is a widespread mode of reproduction in insects: males are haploid and females are diploid. Several models have been proposed for the genetic mechanisms of sex determination in haplodiploid Hymenoptera. Although a one-locus multi-allele model is valid for several species, sex determination in other species cannot be explained by any of the existing models. Evidence for and predictions of two recently proposed models are discussed. Some genetic and molecular approaches are proposed to study sex determination in Hymenoptera.
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Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne
Institute of Biology Leiden, University of Leiden, NL-2300 RA LeidenDepartment of Zoology, University of Melbourne
Van Wilgenburg E.
Driessen G.
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Department of Animal Ecology, Institute of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 HV Amsterdam
Institute of Biology Leiden, University of Leiden, NL-2300 RA LeidenDepartment of Zoology, University of Melbourne
Driessen G.
Beukeboom L.W.
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Evolutionary Genetics, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, NL-9750 AA Haren
Institute of Biology Leiden, University of Leiden, NL-2300 RA LeidenDepartment of Zoology, University of Melbourne