In Drosophila, female gonadal cells repress male-specific gene expression in XX germ cells

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 203-209

  Heller, Astrid ^a   Steinmann Zwicky, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Default pathway; Germline; Gonad; mgm1; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GERM CELL; GERM LINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIC CELL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC MARKERS; GERM CELLS; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032079066     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(98)00053-7     Document Type: Article

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