Fig. 3

Heatmaps illustrate the expression levels of 165 sex-related DEGs in ovaries (A) and testes (B), respectively. The cluster analyses of these DEGs across ten key developmental stages in females (C) and males (D). UpSet network plots reveal the distribution of sex-related DEGs during crucial phases of male and female gonadal development (E). The upper bar chart shows the gene count in each group, and the lower left bar chart displays the number of sex-related DEGs at each gonadal development stage