A conserved female-specific larval requirement for MtnB function facilitates sex separation in multiple species of disease vector mosquitoes.
Keshava MysoreLonghua SunJoseph B RoethelePing LiJessica IgiedeJoi K MisentiMolly Duman-ScheelPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2021)
The results of this investigation, which may have important implications for the study of mosquito sex chromosome evolution, indicate that silencing MtnB can facilitate sex separation in multiple species of disease vector insects.