miRNA-1-3p is an early embryonic male sex-determining factor in the Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis

In insects, Y chromosome-linked male determining factor can determine sex, but the sex determination factor of the Oriental Fruit fly is unknown. Here the authors show that an autosomal-derived miR-1-3p is enriched in males, suppressing the expression of Bdtra, which is required for female sex deter...

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Main Authors: Wei Peng, Shuning Yu, Alfred M. Handler, Zhijian Tu, Giuseppe Saccone, Zhiyong Xi, Hongyu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14622-4