Sex-specific gene interactions in the patterning of insect genitalia

Developmental Biology

Volumn 360, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 369-380

  Aspiras, Ariel C ^a   Smith, Frank W ^b   Angelini, David R ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult development; Appendage patterning; Claspers; Insect genitalia; Ovipositor; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL A GENE; ABDOMINAL B GENE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACHSHUND GENE; DISTAL LESS GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HOMOTHORAX GENE; INSECT; INTERSEX GENE; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCOPELTUS FASCIATUS; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRIBOLIUM;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; ONCOPELTUS FASCIATUS; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 82555170333     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.09.026     Document Type: Article

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