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Sex determination in Anopheles gambiae

A new paper that has just been published in Science describes a gene aptly named Yob, that determines gender of malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae. Over-expression of this gene kills female mosquitoes, whereas silencing of Yob kills males. Congratulations to my collaborator Nathan on … Continue reading

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