The Roles of transformer-2 (tra-2) in the Sex Determination and Fertility of Riptortus pedestris, a Hemimetabolous Agricultural Pest
In most holometabolous insects, transformer-2 (tra-2) is an auxiliary gene required for sex determination, exerting a crucial role in regulating sexual differentiation; however, the study of tra-2 in hemimetabolous insects remains very sparse and limited to just a few species.In this study, we investigated the sequence and expression profile of the