Molecular evolution of Drosophila Sex-lethal and related sex determining genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sex determining mechanisms are evolutionarily labile and related species often use different primary signals and gene regulatory networks. This is well illustrated by the sex determining cascade of <it>Drosophila </it>fru...

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Main Authors: Mullon Charles, Pomiankowski Andrew, Reuter Max
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/5