title: Sex and the neighboring cell.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Erickson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D004330:Drosophila; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000196:embryology; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000196:embryology; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D019849:Sex Determination Processes; D012733:Sex Differentiation; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C070369:DSX protein, Drosophila; D019476:Insect Proteins