FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term adult doublesex pCd neuron ID (Ontology) FBbt:00053232 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Doublesex neuron that is part of a cluster in the superior medial protocerebrum (Rideout et al., 2010). There are fewer of these cells in the female (approximately 12) than the male (approximately 16) (Robinett et al., 2010; Kimura et al., 2015).[ FlyBase:FBrf0210397 FlyBase:FBrf0210735 FlyBase:FBrf0228365 FlyBase:FBrf0233706 FlyBase:FBrf0234085 ]
Also Known As "adult doublesex pC3 neuron" ; "adult doublesex posterior Cell, dorsal" ; "doublesex-expressing posterior Cell-3" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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 |__sexually-dimorphic neuron_____
adult doublesex neuron            |
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adult CNS neuron                  |
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                                  adult doublesex pCd neuron  18 rec.
                                   |__adult doublesex pCd (female) neuron 9 rec.
                                   |   |__adult doublesex pCd-1 (female) neuron
                                   |   |__adult doublesex pCd-2 (female) neuron
                                   |__adult doublesex pCd (male) neuron 18 rec.
                                       |__adult doublesex pCd-1 (male) neuron
                                       |__adult doublesex pCd-2 (male) neuron
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