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Sex determination in the germ line of Drosophila melanogaster: activation of the gene Sex-lethal.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jul 1993
Granadino B, Santamaria P, Sánchez L
Abstract excerpt
The germ line exhibits sexual dimorphism as do the somatic tissues. Cells with the 2X;2A chromosome constitution will follow the oogenic pathway and X;2A cells will develop into sperm. In both somatic and germ-line tissues, the sexual pathway chosen by the cells depends on the gene Sex-lethal (Sxl), whose function is continuously needed for female development. In the soma, the sex of the cells is autonomously...
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