Mating Changes Sexually Dimorphic Gene Expression in the Seed Beetle Callosobruchus maculatus
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Mating Changes Sexually Dimorphic Gene Expression in the Seed Beetle Callosobruchus maculatus
Sexually dimorphic phenotypes arise largely from sex-specific gene expression, which has mainly been characterized in sexually naïve adults. However, we expect sexual dimorphism in transcription to be dynamic and dependent on factors such as reproductive status. Mating induces many behavioral and physiological changes distinct to each sex and is therefore expected to activate regulatory changes...
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عنوان ژورنال: Genome Biology and Evolution
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1759-6653
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evx029