Open AccessMale or Female? The Answer Depends on When You Ask
Author(s) -
Helen K. Salz
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050335
Subject(s) - autosome , x chromosome , biology , sex ratio , ploidy , y chromosome , genetics , chromosome , karyotype , evolutionary biology , gene , demography , population , sociology
Over 80 years ago, Bridges came to the conclusion that sex in Drosophila is determined by the X:A ratio. Doubts about this hypothesis are raised by taking a molecular look at how--and when--sex is determined.
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