A molecular mechanism for environmental sex determination

Xiaojing Li; John K Colbourne

doi:10.1016/j.tig.2024.07.005

A molecular mechanism for environmental sex determination

Xiaojing Li^*, John K Colbourne

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Abstract

Daphnia produce genetically identical males and females; their sex is determined by environmental conditions. Recently, Kato et al. identified isoform switching events in Daphnia as a gene regulatory mechanism for sex-specific development. This finding uncovers the impact of alternative usage of gene isoforms on this extreme phenotypic plasticity trait.

Original language	English
Journal	Trends in Genetics
Early online date	29 Jul 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2024.07.005
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 29 Jul 2024

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Keywords

gene regulation
environmental sex determination
differentially expressed isoforms
Daphnia

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Natural Environment Research Council
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