Primordial endocrine cells uncouple sexual differentiation from sex-chromosomes
Tom Levy, Melody Wahl, Uzi Hadad, Benyamin Rosental, Rivka Manor, Simi Weil, Eliahu David Aflalo, Chiara Benvenuto, Amir Sagi
The paper shows that sexual differentiation in freshwater prawns can occur through primordial cells independent of sex-chromosomes, using cellular-resolution analysis of AG-cell transfer.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology