Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 25.5, Problem 1COMQ
A key event that initially determines female or male development in Drosophila is the
a. transcription of the Sxl gene.
b. alternative splicing of the Sxl pre-mRNA.
c. expression of the ix gene.
d. expression of the her gene.
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