Conservation of the global sex determination gene tra-1 in distantly related nematodes

Genes and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1198-1208

  Pires DaSilva, André ^a   Sommer, Ralf J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Evolution; P. pacificus; Sex determination; Tra 1

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TRA 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HERMAPHRODITISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISTIONCHUS PACIFICUS; SEX DETERMINATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRA 1 GENE; X CHROMOSOME;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, HELMINTH; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENES, HELMINTH; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NEMATODA; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; PRISTIONCHUS; PRISTIONCHUS PACIFICUS;

EID: 2442639062     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.293504     Document Type: Article

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