Genetic control of germline sexual dimorphism in Drosophila

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 219, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-24

  Oliver, Brian ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Gametogenesis; Gonadogenesis; Mosaics; Ovarian tumor; Ovo; Sex chromosomes; Sex determination; Sex differentiation; Sex lethal

Indexed keywords

DOUBLESEX PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN OVO; SEX LETHAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFORMER 2 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMER PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENDER; GENE DOSAGE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC REGULATION; GERM LINE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MOSAICISM; NONHUMAN; OVARY TUMOR; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; SOMATIC MUTATION; STEM CELL; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENDER AND SEX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERM CELL; GONAD; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

DROSOPHILA;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; GERM-LINE MUTATION; GONADS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0035995282     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7696(02)19010-3     Document Type: Article

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