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Sex determination: controlling the master.

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Abstract
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Sex is determined in Drosophila by the activity of the Sex-lethal master regulator. Activity of Sex-lethal is initiated early in females by chromosome-counting transcription factors, then reinforced by signaling through the Janus kinase pathway.

Year of Publication
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2007
Journal
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Current biology : CB
Volume
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17
Issue
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9
Number of Pages
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R328-30
Date Published
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2007
ISSN Number
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0960-9822
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0960-9822(07)01113-X
DOI
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10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.012
Short Title
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Curr Biol
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