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miR-124 controls male reproductive success in Drosophila.
eLife - 11 Jun 2013
Weng Ruifen, Chin Jacqueline S R, Yew Joanne Y, Bushati Natascha, Cohen Stephen M
Abstract excerpt
Many aspects of social behavior are controlled by sex-specific pheromones. Gender-appropriate production of the sexually dimorphic transcription factors doublesex and fruitless controls sexual differentiation and sexual behavior. miR-124 mutant males exhibited increased male-male courtship and reduced reproductive success with females. Females showed a strong preference for wild-type males over miR-124 mutant...
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