A sexual shift induced by silencing of a single insulin-like gene in crayfish: ovarian upregulation and testicular degeneration.

In sequential hermaphrodites, intersexuality occurs naturally, usually as a transition state during sexual re-differentiation processes. In crustaceans, male sexual differentiation is controlled by the male-specific androgenic gland (AG). An AG-specific insulin-like gene, previously identified in th...

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Main Authors: Ohad Rosen, Rivka Manor, Simy Weil, Ohad Gafni, Assaf Linial, Eliahu D Aflalo, Tomer Ventura, Amir Sagi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f481a43fa4f44178a4bbd889e9a2c082
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