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Segmentally homologous neurons acquire two different terminal neuropeptidergic fates in the Drosophila nervous system [PDF]

, 2018
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Allan, Douglas W., Benito-Sipos, Jonathan, Del Saz, Delia, Gabilondo, Hugo, León, Yolanda, Losada-Pérez, María, Molina, Isabel, Rubio-Ferrera, Irene, Torroja, Laura   +8 more
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Molecular characterization of transformer, transformer‐2, and doublesex genes in the carambola fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae, revealing potential for genetic pest management

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Globalization and climate change may be driving the spread of the quarantine fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae, highlighting the need for ecofriendly control methods like the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), which relies on releasing sterile males to reduce wild populations.
Kamoltip Laohakieat, Thanalai Poonsiri, Nidchaya Aketarawong   +2 more
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Male-specific Fruitless isoforms have different regulatory roles conferred by distinct zinc finger DNA binding domains [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Drosophila melanogaster adult males perform an elaborate courtship ritual to entice females to mate. fruitless (fru), a gene that is one of the key regulators of male courtship behavior, encodes multiple male-specific isoforms (Fru(M)). These
Arbeitman, M. N., Baker, B. S., Dalton, J. E., Fear, J. M., Knott, S., McIntyre, L. M.   +5 more
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Developmental link between sex and nutrition; doublesex regulates sex-specific mandible growth via juvenile hormone signaling in stag beetles. [PDF]

PLoS Genetics, 2014
Sexual dimorphisms in trait expression are widespread among animals and are especially pronounced in ornaments and weapons of sexual selection, which can attain exaggerated sizes.
Hiroki Gotoh, Hitoshi Miyakawa, Asano Ishikawa, Yuki Ishikawa, Yasuhiro Sugime, Douglas J Emlen, Laura C Lavine, Toru Miura   +7 more
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Molecular mechanisms of sex determination in Lepidoptera: current status and perspectives

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The genetic basis of sex determination in Lepidoptera was discovered in 2014 in the silkworm Bombyx mori. In this model species, the W chromosome‐derived small piRNA called Fem piRNA downregulates the expression of a Z‐linked gene, Masculinizer (Masc), which leads to the default female‐specific splicing of the doublesex gene (dsxF) and thus to female ...
František Marec, Atsuo Yoshido, Arjen E. van′t Hof   +2 more
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The sexual identity of adult intestinal stem cells controls organ size and plasticity

, 2015
Sex differences in physiology and disease susceptibility are commonly attributed to developmental and/or hormonal factors, but there is increasing realization that cell-intrinsic mechanisms play important and persistent roles.
Hudry, B, Khadayate, S, Miguel-Aliaga, I
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Independent evolution of sexual dimorphism and female-limited mimicry in swallowtail butterflies (Papilio dardanus and Papilio phorcas) [PDF]

, 2017
Several species of Swallowtail butterflies (genus Papilio) are Batesian mimics that express multiple mimetic female forms, while the males are monomorphic and non-mimetic.
Altschul, Bates, Bininda-Emonds, Bouckaert, Caterino, Charlesworth, Clark, Clark, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Ebersberger, Egea, Fisher, Ford, Gillett, Grabherr, Hoquet, Jukes, Junier, Katoh, Kawahara, Kearse, Komata, Kraaijeveld, Kunte, Kunte, Kunte, Lanfear, Li, Li, Librado, MacManes, Margulies, McDonald, Nei, Nicholson, Nielsen, Nijhout, Nishikawa, Oliver, Paradis, Parra, Parra, Regier, Schliep, Schmieder, Stamatakis, Tamura, Thompson, Thompson, Thompson, Timmermans, Turner, Vane-Wright, Vane-Wright, Vane-Wright, Wallace, Wernersson, Yang, Zakharov, Zhang, Zwick   +65 more
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Chromosome‐scale genome assembly of the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus sp.1

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Anastrepha fraterculus sp. 1 is a major fruit fly pest in Argentina, currently controlled through chemical treatments and traps. This study aims to enhance the genomic understanding of this species to support the development of sterile insect technique as well as the use of innovative technologies.
Máximo Rivarola, Claudia A. Conte, Pierre Berube, Shu‐Huang Chen, M. Cecilia Giardini, Alejandra C. Scannapieco, Fabián H. Milla, María C. Soria, Romina M. Russo, Juan P. Wulff, Haig H. Djambazian, Rolando R. Pomar, Alfred M. Handler, Kostas Bourtzis, Ioannis Ragoussis, Silvia B. Lanzavecchia   +15 more
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Selection, counterselection, and conditional gene expression for genetic biocontrol of insects

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Selection, counterselection, and conditional expression can be used for sex separation. Selection (S) and counterselection (CS) genes are linked to the sex chromosomes (e.g., the X and Y chromosomes) to confer sex‐specific selection or counterselection based on the presence or absence of the S or CS genes.
Melanie Hempel, Zhijian Tu
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The transformer2 gene in Musca domestica is required for selecting and maintaining the female pathway of development [PDF]

, 2018
We present the isolation and functional analysis of a transformer2 homologue Mdtra2 in the housefly Musca domestica. Compromising the activity of this gene by injecting dsRNA into embryos causes complete sex reversal of genotypically female individuals ...
Bopp, Daniel, Burghardt, Géza, Dübendorfer, Andreas, Hediger, Monika, Moser, Martin, Siegenthaler, Christina   +5 more
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