FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term adult doublesex pMN3 (male) neuron ID (Ontology) FBbt:00048406 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Doublesex-expressing neuron of the adult male found in the posterior medial protocerebrum. There is one of these cells per hemisphere, with its cell body ventral to the pC1 cluster (Kimura et al., 2015).[ FlyBase:FBrf0228365 ]
Also Known As "doublesex-expressing posterior Medial Neuron 3" ; "dsx-expressing posterior Medial Neuron 3" ; "dsx-pMN3"
Comment Robinett et al. (2010) state that pMN2 cells are not sexually dimorphic. Kimura et al. (2015) show that these neurons are sex-specific, with males having what they refer to as pMN3 neurons and females having what they refer to as pMN2 in a similar location. These are different cells, as genetic manipulations can result in both cell types being present in one fly (Kimura et al., 2015).
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adult doublesex neuron
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male-specific anatomical entity   |
 |__male-specific neuron__________|
sexually-dimorphic neuron         |
 |__male-specific neuron__________|
adult CNS neuron                  |
 |__adult brain doublesex neuron__|
                                  adult doublesex pMN3 (male) neuron  2 rec.
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  • "adult doublesex pMN2 neuron" RELATED[ FlyBase:FBrf0210735 ]
    "doublesex-expressing posterior Medial Neuron 3" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0210735 ]
    "dsx-expressing posterior Medial Neuron 3" EXACT
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