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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Main Authors: Melanie Unbehend, Genevieve M. Kozak, Fotini Koutroumpa, Brad S. Coates, Teun Dekker, Astrid T. Groot, David G. Heckel, Erik B. Dopman
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b3ff0d6939ea4c718450f3fa29172fe2
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