Sex determination compared in Drosophila and Caenorhabditis.

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Sex determination compared in Drosophila and Caenorhabditis.

Nature - 19 Apr 1990

Hodgkin J

Abstract excerpt

Fruitflies and nematodes show many similarities in the general organization of the gene networks that control sexual dimorphism and dosage compensation. In contrast, the underlying molecular mechanisms appear to be very different in these two species. Developmental processes such as sex determina...

Topics

Animals
Caenorhabditis
Dosage Compensation, Genetic
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Genes, Regulator
Germ Cells
Male
Phenotype
Sex Determination Analysis
X Chromosome

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