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Molecular cloning and functional characterization of the sex-determination gene doublesex in the sexually dimorphic broad-horned beetle Gnatocerus cornutus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)

Various types of weapon traits found in insect order Coleoptera are known as outstanding examples of sexually selected exaggerated characters. It is known that the sex determination gene doublesex (dsx) plays a significant role in sex-specific expression of weapon traits in various beetles belonging...

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Autores principales: Gotoh, Hiroki, Ishiguro, Mai, Nishikawa, Hideto, Morita, Shinichi, Okada, Kensuke, Miyatake, Takahisa, Yaginuma, Toshinobu, Niimi, Teruyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27404087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep29337