How Moths Find Their Flame - Genetics of Mate Attraction Discovered
Biologists have discovered the gene controlling the mating preference of male European corn borer moths for the female sex pheromone A male European...
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How moths find their flame - genetics of mate attraction discovered
E-Mail IMAGE: A male European corn borer moth (Ostrinia nubilalis) sexually courts a rubber septum doused with the sex pheromone of a female European corn borer moth view more Credit: Callie Musto, Charles Linn The mysteries of sexual attraction just became a little less mysterious - at least for moths. A team of six American and European research groups including Tufts University has discovered which gene expressed in the brain of the male European corn borer moth controls his preference for the sex pheromone produced by females. This complements a previous study on the gene exp...
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