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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Hlavní autoři: Harvey-Samuel, T, Norman, VC, Carter, R, Lovett, E, Alphey, L
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Wiley 2019