ZO sex-determination system explained

The ZO sex-determination system is a system that determines the sex of offspring in several moths. In those species, there is one sex chromosome, Z. Males have two Z chromosomes, whereas females have one Z. Males are ZZ, while females are ZO.^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• Y-chromosomal Adam
• Sex Determination in Silene
• Sex-determination system
• Sexual differentiation
• Haplodiploid sex-determination system
• XY sex-determination system
• XO sex-determination system
• ZW sex-determination system
• Temperature-dependent sex determination
• X chromosome
• Y chromosome

Notes and References

1. Traut . W. . Sahara . K. . Marec . F. . Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination in Lepidoptera . Sexual Development . 2007 . 1 . 6 . 332–346 . 10.1159/000111765 . 18391545 . 6885122 . English.
2. Web site: Genetic Mechanisms of Sex Determination - Learn Science at Scitable. www.nature.com.
3. Book: Handbuch Der Zoologie / Handbook of Zoology. Walter de Gruyter. Google Books. 9783110162103. 1925.