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1Evolution and diversity of sex ratio in insects and mites

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  • Title: ➤  Evolution and diversity of sex ratio in insects and mites
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  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 630
  • Publisher: Chapman & Hall - Springer
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  • Publish Location: New York

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  • First Year Published: 1992
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    Haplodiploidy

    Haplodiploidy is a sex-determination system in which males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid, and females develop from fertilized eggs and

    Eusociality

    their genes. The association between haplodiploidy and eusociality is below statistical significance. Haplodiploidy is thus neither necessary nor sufficient

    Sex-determination system

    differences, generally through combinations of XY, ZW, XO, ZO chromosomes, or haplodiploidy. The sexual differentiation is generally triggered by a main gene (a

    Gynogenesis

    hybrid of M. banksi and M. pilosula. In ants, sex is determined by the haplodiploidy system: unfertilized eggs result in haploid males, while fertilized

    Ploidy

    Ploidy (/ˈplɔɪdi/) is the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a cell, and hence the number of possible alleles for autosomal and pseudoautosomal

    Sex

    called sex determination. The cause may be genetic, environmental, haplodiploidy, or multiple factors. Within animals and other organisms that have genetic

    Polistes metricus

    males by restricting sperm availability to workers. The importance of haplodiploidy in terms of the evolution of eusociality was brought into question using

    Sexual dimorphism

    Virilization Sex-determination system XY XO ZW ZO Temperature-dependent Haplodiploidy Heterogametic sex Homogametic sex Sex chromosome X chromosome Y chromosome

    Hymenoptera

    her control of the sex of her offspring. This phenomenon is called haplodiploidy. However, the actual genetic mechanisms of haplodiploid sex determination

    Hermaphrodite

    Virilization Sex-determination system XY XO ZW ZO Temperature-dependent Haplodiploidy Heterogametic sex Homogametic sex Sex chromosome X chromosome Y chromosome