Study reveals key role of mRNA's 'fifth nucleotide' in determining sex in fruit flies

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 13:31 in Biology & Nature

A team of scientists led by the University of Birmingham has shown how a common mRNA modification, N6-methyladenosine (m6A), regulates gene expression to determine the sex of fruit flies.

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