A pair of Y-organs (YOs) are the molting glands of decapod crustaceans. They synthesize
and secrete steroid molting hormones (ecdysteroids) and their activity is controlled by …

Crustacean culture has been develo** rapidly in various parts of the world. Therefore, it is
important to understand their reproductive biology. Insulin-like androgenic gland hormone …

Mechanisms underlying sex determination and differentiation in animals are known to
encompass a diverse array of molecular clues. Recent innovations in high-throughput …

Many decapod crustaceans with sexual dimorphism in body size are economically
significant species for fisheries and aquaculture, making monosex culture a desirable …

The freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii is one kind of important economic
aquaculture species and displays remarkable sexual dimorphism. The molecular …

Doublesex (Dsx) is a crucial member of the Dmrt gene family and plays a vital role in sex
determination and differentiation among the animal kingdom. In the present study, a …

Sexual manipulation in the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii has proven
successful in generating monosex (both all-male and all-female) populations for aquaculture …

The Dmrt (double-sex and mab-3 related transcription factor) gene family is considered to be
a highly conserved gene family related to sex determination and sexual differentiation …

Crustaceans, which represent a significant subset of arthropods, are classified into three
major classes: Ostracoda, Malacostraca, and Branchiopoda. Among them, sex manipulation …

DM domain genes are a group of transcription factors that are integral to sexual
development and its evolution in metazoans. Their functions and regulatory mechanisms are …