Bombyx mori histone methyltransferase BmAsh2 is essential for silkworm piRNA-mediated sex determination.
Sex determination is a hierarchically-regulated process with high diversity in different organisms including insects. The W chromosome-derived Fem piRNA has been identified as the primary sex determination factor in the lepidopteran insect, Bombyx mori, revealing a distinctive piRNA-mediated sex det...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5841826?pdf=render |