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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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019
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