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Identification and characterization of a Masculinizer homologue in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella

Recently, a novel sex‐determination system was identified in the silkworm (Bombyx mori) in which a piwi‐interacting RNA (piRNA) encoded on the female‐specific W chromosome silences a Z‐linked gene (Masculinizer) that would otherwise initiate male sex‐determination and dosage compensation. Masculiniz...

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Autores principales: Harvey‐Samuel, T., Norman, V. C., Carter, R., Lovett, E., Alphey, L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7079136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31793118
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imb.12628