DWnt-2, a Drosophila Wnt gene required for the development of the male reproductive tract, specifies a sexually dimorphic cell fate

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1155-1165

  Kozopas, Karen M ^a   Samos, Cindy Harryman ^a   Nusse, Roel ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Male reproductive tract; Myoblast migration; Pigment cells; Sex determination; Wnt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

DROSOPHILA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0032522655     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.8.1155     Document Type: Article

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