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. 2018 Nov 5;28(21):R1234-R1236.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.043.

Sex reversal

Ceri Weber  1 , Blanche Capel  2
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Sex reversal

Ceri Weber et al. Curr Biol. .

Abstract

Weber and Capel discuss various aspects of sex reversal, including how it happens, why it happens in some species but not others, and whether it is adaptive.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Phases of gonadal sex determination.
Gonadal sex determination happens through distinct phases: (A) initiation and maintenance, and (B) stabilization. Sex reversal can only occur during the initiation and maintence phases, whereas sex change can occur during stabilization.
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