Mutating the fruitless gene in male mosquitoes impairs their hearing (IMAGE)

Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University

Mutating the fruitless gene in male mosquitoes impairs their hearing

Caption

The fruitless gene in mosquitoes engenders attributes necessary for males to locate females by listening for their wingbeat sound. Mutating this gene in males impairs their hearing and their ability to locate and mate with females.

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Yoko Sasayama

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