Meiotic drive by the Y-linked D gene in Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) is associated with disruption of spermiogenesis, leading to premature senescence of spermatozoa

• Published in: Arthropod structure & development Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 233 - 243
• Main Authors: Owusu-Daaku, K.O., Butler, R.D., Wood, R.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2007
• Subjects: Aedes - genetics; Aedes - physiology; Aedes aegypti; Animals; Arthropoda; Axoneme; Culicidae; Diptera; Female; Genes, Insect; Genes, Y-Linked - genetics; Genes, Y-Linked - physiology; Male; Meiosis - physiology; Mitochondrial derivative; Mosquito; Mutation; Restitution nucleus; Sex ratio; Spermatid; Spermatocyst; Spermatogenesis - genetics; Spermatogenesis - physiology; Spermatozoa - physiology; Y-chromosome; Sex ratio; Spermatocyst; Mosquito; Mitochondrial derivative; Y-chromosome; Restitution nucleus; Axoneme; Spermatid

Y chromosome meiotic drive in the mosquito Aedes aegypti, due to the gene D (Distorter) in coupling with M (male determination) [the MD haplotype], is associated with spermiogenic disruption, leading to senescence, at a rate proportionate to male excess. Spermiogenesis was compared between ‘Enhanced...