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doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2024.07.005.
Epub 2024 Jul 29.
A molecular mechanism for environmental sex determination
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2024.07.005
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A molecular mechanism for environmental sex determination
Trends Genet.
2024 Oct.
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Abstract
Daphnia produce genetically identical males and females; their sex is determined by environmental conditions. Recently, Kato et al. identified isoform switching events in Daphnia as a gene regulatory mechanism for sex-specific development. This finding uncovers the impact of alternative usage of gene isoforms on this extreme phenotypic plasticity trait.
Keywords: Daphnia; differentially expressed isoforms; environmental sex determination; gene regulation.
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