Sex-determining mechanisms in insects

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 837-856

  Sánchez, Lucas ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apis; Chrontosome elimination; Coccids; Drosophila; Heterochromatisation; Sciarids

Indexed keywords

DOUBLESEX PROTEIN; FRUITLESS PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; INTERSEX PROTEIN; SEX LETHAL PROTEIN; TRANSFORMER 2 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMER PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN;

CHROMOSOME DELETION X; COCCIDIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC REGULATION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HETEROCHROMATIN; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; INSECT GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENE; GENETICS; LETHAL GENE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; SEX CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; APIS; COCCOIDEA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; SCIARIDAE;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENES, INSECT; GENES, LETHAL; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS);

EID: 58749104524     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.072396ls     Document Type: Review

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