Citation
Ia. Zakharov et al., Cytoplasmically inherited female-biased sex ratio in Kyrgyz population of Adalia bipunctata turanica caused by bacteria of the genus Rickettsia, GENETIKA, 34(2), 1998, pp. 235-239
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Journal title
GENETIKA
ISSN journal
00166758
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Volume
34
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
235 - 239
Database
ISI
SICI code
0016-6758(199802)34:2<235:CIFSRI>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
In the studies on Kyrgyz population of the two-spot ladybird Adalia hipunct
ata turanica L., some individuals producing exclusively or predominantly fe
male progeny were found. The female-biased sex ratio was preserved in five
studied generations, and it was maternally inherited. DNA analysis by means
of PCR followed by the sequencing of amplified products allowed us to conc
lude that bacteria causing the female-biased sex ratio in A. b. turanica be
long to the genus Rickettsia.