Temporal gating of sex-specific apoptosis shapes the sexually dimorphic brain - PubMed
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- Research explores how shared genomes lead to distinct male and female behaviors in Drosophila.
- Sex-specific apoptosis and neuron birth order shape neural circuits in Drosophila.
- Key studies include roles of fruitless and doublesex genes in male courtship.
- Developmental and evolutionary architecture of neural circuits is studied.
- High-resolution brain atlases predict neuronal identity based on lineage and birth order.
- Differential neuronal survival introduces a new axis of sexual dimorphism in Drosophila brains.