Sex Determination and Sexual Development

Mark Van Doren (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2008
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-374496-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Reviews our understanding for how sex determination is initiated and how it results in sexual dimorphic development. This book discusses sexual development of the soma in C. elegans; sexual development of the germline in C. elegans; sexual development of the soma in Drosophila; and, sexual development of the germline in Drosophila.

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This volume reviews our current understanding for how sex determination is initiated and how it results in sexual dimorphic development. Chapters discussing work on different model systems provide a basis for understanding similarities that exist between different species. Coverage includes discussion of sexual development of the soma in C. elegans; sexual development of the germline in C. elegans; sexual development of the soma in Drosophila; sexual development of the germline in Drosophila; sexual development of the soma in the mouse; sexual development of the germline in the mouse; control of sex-specific behavior in Drosophila; and control of sex-specific behavior in vertebrates.

Inhalt

1) Sexual development of the soma in C. elegans


2) Sexual development of the germline in C. elegans


3) Sexual development of the soma in Drosophila


4) Sexual development of the germline in Drosophila


5) Sexual development of the soma in the mouse


6) Sexual development of the germline in the mouse


7) The control of sex-specific behavior in Drosophila


8) The control of sex-specific behavior in vertebrates

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.12.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Current Topics in Developmental Biology
• Verlagsort: San Diego
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 680 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• ISBN-10: 0-12-374496-2 / 0123744962
• ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374496-8 / 9780123744968
• Zustand: Neuware