Sex and the neighboring cell.
Bizarre sexual abnormalities attract attention, even in the scientific world. Recent studies of the Drosophila doublesex gene have produced a more accurate description of the origin, growth, and differentiation of the male and female genitalia. The big surprise is that the neighbors have more influence than previously recognized.
Erickson
J W
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Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
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