Conversion of somatic sex identity in the testis induces female-specific cellular behaviors in the soma and early oocyte specification in the germline
Tiffany V. Roach, Sneh Harsh, Rajiv Sainath…·Kari F. Lenhart
This study shows that loss of chinmo in Drosophila testis causes somatic cells to adopt female-specific behaviors and influence germline sex identity, leading to early oocyte specification.