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SEX is determined by the presence of X and Y sex chromosomes in the house fly, Musca domestica L. (males are heterogametic), and the Y chromosome determines maleness. Aneuploid house flies with from one to six X chromosomes (and with the normal five pairs of autosomes) are females if no Y chromosome is present and males if one or more Y chromosomes are present1.
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WAGONER, D. Presence of Male Determining Factors found on Three Autosomes in the House Fly, Musca domestica. Nature 223, 187–188 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223187a0
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