miRNA-1-3p is an early embryonic male sex-determining factor in the Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis

In insects, Y chromosome-linked male determining factor can determine sex, but the sex determination factor of the Oriental Fruit fly is unknown. Here the authors show that an autosomal-derived miR-1-3p is enriched in males, suppressing the expression of Bdtra, which is required for female sex deter...

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Main Authors: Wei Peng, Shuning Yu, Alfred M. Handler, Zhijian Tu, Giuseppe Saccone, Zhiyong Xi, Hongyu Zhang
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3639872e98d243ed9206032b5918e354
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