Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprint
Doublesex-mediated regulation of insulin signaling drives sex-specific body growth
Di Guo, S W Wang, Shi-Yong Zhao…·Shun‐Fan Wu
The paper identifies female-specific Doublesex splice variants that activate insulin-like peptide 2 to drive female-biased body growth in the rice stem borer.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.26.734866