The Sex Determination Gene transformer Regulates Male-Female Differences in Drosophila Body Size.
Almost all animals show sex differences in body size. For example, in Drosophila, females are larger than males. Although Drosophila is widely used as a model to study growth, the mechanisms underlying this male-female difference in size remain unclear. Here, we describe a novel role for the sex det...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4692505?pdf=render |