The sex determination gene <i>doublesex</i> is required during adulthood to maintain sexual orientation

Qionglin Peng; Jiangtao Chen; Xiangbin Su; Rong Wang; Caihong Han; Yufeng Pan

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2021.08.006

Volume 49 Issue 2

Mar. 2022

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The sex determination gene doublesex is required during adulthood to maintain sexual orientation

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2021.08.006

1. The Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, School of Life Science and Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China;
2. The Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, School of Life Science and Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China;
3. Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China

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D Program of China (2019YFA0802400), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31970943 and 31700905), and the Jiangsu Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team Program.

We thank Tsinghua Fly Center and Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center for fly stocks. This work was supported by grants from National Key R&

Received Date: 2021-06-14
Accepted Date: 2021-08-04
Rev Recd Date: 2021-07-21
Publish Date: 2021-08-30

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