Linkage of the reindeer and alate prothorax loci and sex differences in recombination frequency in linkage group IX of Tribolium castaneum

Abstract

Reindeer (Rd), an autosomal dominant mutant in the flour beetle, T. castaneum, is located in linkage group IX. Recombination between Rd and alate prothorax occurs more frequently in males than in females. Linkage group IX appears to be the 3rd linkage group for which recombination frequency is greater in males for 1 region and in females for another region of the chromosome.