Genetic and molecular insights into the development and evolution of sexual dimorphism

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 797-804

  Williams, Thomas M ^a   Carroll, Sean B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DNA MODIFICATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLY; GANGLION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRAIT; HOMEOBOX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVIPARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70350046265     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: 14710064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg2687     Document Type: Review

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