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Chinmo is sufficient to induce male fate in somatic cells of the adult Drosophila ovary.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Mar 2016
Ma Qing, de Cuevas Margaret, Matunis Erika L
Abstract excerpt
Sexual identity is continuously maintained in specific differentiated cell types long after sex determination occurs during development. In the adult Drosophila testis, the putative transcription factor Chronologically inappropriate morphogenesis (Chinmo) acts with the canonical male sex determinant DoublesexM (Dsx(M)) to maintain the male identity of somatic cyst stem cells and their progeny. Here we find that...
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