Hemimetabolous insects elucidate the origin of sexual development via alternative splicing
Insects are the only known animals in which sexual differentiation is controlled by sex-specific splicing. The doublesex transcription factor produces distinct male and female isoforms, which are both essential for sex-specific development. dsx splicing depends on transformer, which is also alternat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2019-09-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/47490 |