Fig. 5: Dorsal view of abdominal intersex phenotypes induced by embryonic injection. | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Dorsal view of abdominal intersex phenotypes induced by embryonic injection.

From: miRNA-1-3p is an early embryonic male sex-determining factor in the Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis

Fig. 5

a Wild type female adult, (b) intersex of incomplete masculinization individuals exhibiting a female dorsal phenotype but lacking the ovipositor after miR-1-3p agomir injection, (c) dorsal overview of WT male adult, and (d) intersex due to incomplete feminization exhibiting a male dorsal phenotype without bristles on the side of the third tergum after the miR-1-3p antagomir and sgRNA injection.

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