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Research Article

Sex-Specific Control of Drosophila melanogaster Yolk Protein 1 Gene Expression Is Limited to Transcription

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Pages 4756-4764 | Received 18 Apr 1988, Accepted 23 Aug 1988, Published online: 31 Mar 2023

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