The Y chromosome gene draupnir reveals constraints on engineering Y-linked sex-ratio distorters in malaria mosquitoes
Rocco D'Amato, Elad Shmuel Yonah, Alessia Cagnetti, Flávia Krsticevic, Arad Sarig, Salvatore Di Martino, Alessandro Trusso, Roberto Galizi, Nikolai Windbichler, Alekos Simoni, Philippos Aris Papathanos
The paper identifies the Y-linked gene draupnir in Anopheles gambiae, showing it escapes transcriptional silencing during spermatogenesis and is necessary for Y-chromosome-based sex-ratio distortion.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2026 · PreprintGenetics