Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Study reveals ways powerful 'master gene' regulates physical differences between sexes

02/28/2017 11:53 AM EST

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A study by scientists at Indiana University has found that the master gene that regulates differences between males and females plays a complex role in matching the right physical trait to the right sex. The research, published Feb. 27 in the journal Nature Communications, reveals new details about the behavior of the gene called "doublesex," or dsx.


Full story at http://news.iu.edu/releases/iu/2017/02/sexual-difference-gene.shtml

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Indiana University


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