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Goodwin SF et al. (2021) Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol "Molecular Mechanisms of Sexually Dimorphic Nervous System Patterning in Flies and Worms."

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    PMID:
    34613817
    DOI:
    10.1146/annurev-cellbio-120319-115237
    Status:
    Publication type:
    Journal_article
    WormBase ID:
    WBPaper00062001

    Goodwin SF, & Hobert O (2021). Molecular Mechanisms of Sexually Dimorphic Nervous System Patterning in Flies and Worms. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol, 37, 519-547. doi:10.1146/annurev-cellbio-120319-115237

    Male and female brains display anatomical and functional differences. Such differences are observed in species across the animal kingdom, including humans, but have been particularly well-studied in two classic animal model systems, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Here we summarize recent advances in understanding how the worm and fly brain acquire sexually dimorphic features during development. We highlight the advantages of each system, illustrating how the precise anatomical delineation of sexual dimorphisms in worms has enabled recent analysis into how these dimorphisms become specified during development, and how focusing on sexually dimorphic neurons in the fly has enabled an increasingly detailed understanding of sex-specific behaviors.


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