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The gene csd is the primary signal for sexual development in the honeybee and encodes an SR-type protein.
Cell - 22 Aug 2003
Beye Martin, Hasselmann Martin, Fondrk M Kim, Page Robert E, Omholt Stig W
Abstract excerpt
Haplodiploid organisms comprise about 20% of animals. Males develop from unfertilized eggs while females are derived from fertilized eggs. The underlying mechanisms of sex determination, however, appear to be diverse and are poorly understood. We have dissected the complementary sex determiner (csd) locus in the honeybee to understand its molecular basis. In this species, csd acts as the primary sex-determining...
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