Characteristic and Functional Study of Intersex, a Gene Related to Female Fertility in Bemisia tabaci

Characteristic and Functional Study of Intersex, a Gene Related to Female Fertility in Bemisia tabaci

The intersex (ix) gene acts in concert with doublesex (dsx) at the end of the sex determination hierarchy to control somatic sexual differentiation in Drosophila melanogaster. Here, we report the Drosophila ix homolog in Bemisia tabaci (Btix) with differential splicing events. Four isoforms were fou...

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Main Authors: Yating Liu, Jinjian Yang, Zhijia Huo, Shaoli Wang, Qingjun Wu, Xuguo Zhou, Wen Xie, Youjun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Bemisia tabaci
intersex
RNA interference
sex determination
pest control
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00055/full

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