Sex-specific Doublesex<sup>M </sup>expression in subsets of <it>Drosophila </it>somatic gonad cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In <it>Drosophila melanogaster</it>, a pre-mRNA splicing hierarchy controls sexual identity and ultimately leads to sex-specific Doublesex (DSX) transcription factor isoforms. The male-specific DSX<sup>M </sup>...

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Main Authors: Oliver Brian, Hempel Leonie U
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/7/113