Enigma variations: control of sexual fate in nematode germ cells.
A new study showing that neither FEM-2 nor FEM-3 is required for spermatogenesis in Caenorhabditis briggsae, unlike in Caenorhabditis elegans, implies that the sex-determination pathway in these species is evolving rapidly, and supports the proposal that they evolved hermaphroditism independently.
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Ronald E
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Department of Molecular Biology, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, B303 Science Center, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA. ron.ellis@umdnj.edu
D000818:Animals; D002107:Caenorhabditis / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D005854:Germ Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D034622:RNA Interference; D012733:Sex Differentiation