Doublesex

Doublesex
Identifiers
OrganismDrosophila melanogaster
Symboldsx
UniProtP23023
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StructuresSwiss-model
DomainsInterPro
Alternative splicing of dsx pre-mRNA. Tra2 is a transformer protein; the gene is involved in the regulation of sex determination in many insects.[1]

Doublesex (dsx) is a gene that is involved in the sex determination system of many insects including the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.

  1. ^ Verhulst EC, van de Zande L, Beukeboom LW (August 2010). "Insect sex determination: it all evolves around transformer". Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 20 (4): 376–83. doi:10.1016/j.gde.2010.05.001. hdl:11370/2174764d-bd1b-4e1f-b142-90aced0c3e55. PMID 20570131. S2CID 205003182.