Published in Science Advances · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers discovered that specific genes are turned off and on in the brain and gonad to facilitate sex change, a process linked to cellular memory and epigenetic reprogramming. The study sheds light on how environmental factors influence gene expression in animals, including humans.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Secrets of a sex-changing fish revealed La Trobe University · Jul 10, 2019 · first to report
- New Zealand study unlocks secrets of sex change in fish University of Otago · Jul 10, 2019