bric à brac controls sex pheromone choice by male European corn borer moths
Many organisms, including moths, use pheromones to attract mates. A study using multiple genomic tools and gene editing identifies a new, neuronal gene underlying mate preference and shows that signal and response loci are in linkage disequilibrium despite being physically unlinked.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23026-x |