... doublesex ( dsx ); however, targets of the hierarchy that play a role in sexually dimorphic development have remained elusive. We show that the gene dachshund ( dac ) is differentially expressed in the male and female genital discs, and plays sex-specific roles in the development of the genitalia...

...Lucas Sánchez; Nicole Gorfinkiel; Isabel Guerrero In both sexes, the Drosophila genital disc contains the female and male genital primordia. The sex determination gene doublesex controls which of these primordia will develop and which will be repressed. In females, the presence of Doublesex F...