Azadeh Aryan

This paper develops a marker-assisted mapping strategy to enable forward genetic analysis in Aedes aegypti, identifying a causal gene for a sex-linked mutation and demonstrating its utility for genetic sexing and resistance gene mapping.

This study shows that the Nix gene can convert female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into fertile males, which can then produce sex-converted offspring, but require mating with wild-type females to fly, and myo-sex is essential for male flight.