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Fem piRNA guides the assembly of a transcriptional regulation complex, which possibly includes the Fem piRNAs, BmSiwi and BmAsh2 proteins. This complex modifies the transcriptional status of targeting genes. As a result, expression of BmMasc is repressed which initiates female-specific splicing of Bmdsx and female sex determination, including external sexual dimorphism and oogenesis.
