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The molecular activity of the Sex-lethal protein of Drosophila is:

a. Sex-lethal is a repressor factor that activates female-specific genes.
b. Sex-lethal is a transcription of male-specific genes.
c. Sex-lethal protein is equivalent to progesterone in mammals, in determining male development.
d. Sex-lethal controls the splicing of specific mRNAs such that certain proteins required for female development are produced only in females.

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