Evidence from mosaic analysis of the masculinizing gene her-1 for cell interactions in C. elegans sex determination.

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Evidence from mosaic analysis of the masculinizing gene her-1 for cell interactions in C. elegans sex determination.

Nature - 6 Feb 1992

Hunter C P, Wood W B

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Sex in Caenorhabditis elegans is determined by a regulatory cascade of seven interacting autosomal genes controlled by three X-linked genes in response to the X chromosome-to-autosome (X/A) ratio. XX animals (high X/A) develop as self-fertile hermaphrodites, and XO animals (low X/A) develop as ma...

Topics

Animals
Caenorhabditis
Chromosome Mapping
Disorders of Sex Development
Dosage Compensation, Genetic
Female
Gene Expression Regulation
Male
Mosaicism
Mutation
Pedigree
Phenotype
Sex Determination Analysis

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