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Sexually antagonistic epigenetic marks that canalize sexually dimorphic development.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2016
Rice William R, Friberg Urban, Gavrilets Sergey
Abstract excerpt
The sexes share the same autosomal genomes, yet sexual dimorphism is common due to sex-specific gene expression. When present, XX and XY karyotypes trigger alternate regulatory cascades that determine sex-specific gene expression profiles. In mammals, secretion of testosterone (T) by the testes during foetal development is the master switch influencing the gene expression pathways (male vs. female) that will be...
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