Svenia D. Heinze

The paper examines the effect of proto-Y chromosomes on gene expression in house flies and finds minimal effects despite evidence of selection maintaining polygenic sex determination.

This paper demonstrates efficient CRISPR-Cas9-based gene disruption in the medfly using RNPs, achieving high germline transmission and mutant phenotypes.

This study identifies the yellow ortholog as the brown body locus in houseflies using CRISPR-Cas9 and confirms its role in melanization.