The clock gene period is essential for the photoperiodic response in the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis(Hymenoptera : Pteromalidae)

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The role of the clock gene period (per) in photoperiodism was investigated in the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Typically, females reared under long days lay eggs that develop to adulthood without developmental interruption, whereas those reared under short days lay eggs that enter larval diapause. We found that RNA interference (RNAi) of per disrupts the photoperiodic response; RNAi wasps failed to produce diapause-destined eggs in response to short days....

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