Sex Determination: TRA-1 Is a Non-binary Regulator of Sexual Identity

Ronald E. Ellis

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.047

Sex Determination: TRA-1 Is a Non-binary Regulator of Sexual Identity

Ronald E. Ellis

Molecular Biology

Rowan University

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Abstract

In nematodes, TRA-1 represses the transcription of genes involved in male differentiation, allowing XX animals to undergo normal hermaphrodite development. New reports show that this transcription factor also acts in XO males, to control the differentiation of many neurons.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	R1036-R1038
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	30
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.047
State	Published - Sep 21 2020

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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