Sex-specific marker

An AFLP-based approach for the identification of sex-linked markers in blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala (Cyprinidae)

H. O. Rao, Deng, J. C., Wang, W. M., and Gao, Z. - X., “An AFLP-based approach for the identification of sex-linked markers in blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala (Cyprinidae)”, vol. 11. pp. 1027-1031, 2012.

Sex-specific DNA markers are useful for studying sex-determination mechanisms and establishment of monosex populations. Three widely spaced geographical populations (Liangzi, Poyang and Yuni Lakes in China) of blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) were screened with AFLPs to search for sex-linked markers. Female and male pools (10 individuals in each pool) from each population were screened using 64 different primer combinations. A total of 4789 genomic fragments were produced, with a mean frequency of 75 bands per primer pair.

Genetic diversity analysis with RAPD linked to sex identification in the sugar cane borer Diatraea saccharalis

C. Heideman, Munhoz, R. E. F., Júnior, J. R. Pattaro, and Fernandez, M. A., “Genetic diversity analysis with RAPD linked to sex identification in the sugar cane borer Diatraea saccharalis”, vol. 9, pp. 2343-2348, 2010.

Diatraea saccharalis is an insect that causes considerable losses in the sugar cane crop. Our aim was to contribute to the knowledge of the biology of D. saccharalis, with the report of DNA fragments involved in the differentiation between the male and female of this species using the RAPD sex molecular marker GyakuU-13, which is specific for the W chromosome of Bombyx mori. Another point evaluated in this study was the genetic diversity of a D. saccharalis population maintained by inbreeding in a laboratory culture.

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