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A conserved role of the duplicated Masculinizer gene in sex determination of the Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella

Sex determination in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, is based on Feminizer (Fem), a W-linked Fem piRNA that triggers female development in WZ individuals, and the Z-linked Masculinizer (Masc), which initiates male development and dosage compensation in ZZ individuals. While Fem piRNA is missing in a clos...

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Autores principales: Visser, Sander, Voleníková, Anna, Nguyen, Petr, Verhulst, Eveline C., Marec, František
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8360546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34339412
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009420