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Gradual molecular evolution of a sex determination switch through incomplete penetrance of femaleness.
Current biology : CB - 16 Dec 2013
Beye Martin, Seelmann Christine, Gempe Tanja, Hasselmann Martin, Vekemans Xavier, Fondrk M Kim, Page Robert E
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Some genes regulate phenotypes that are either present or absent. They are often important regulators of developmental switches and are involved in morphological evolution. We have little understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which these absence/presence gene functions have evolved, becaus...
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