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The Curious Case of Avian Sex Determination.
Smith, Craig A; Major, Andrew T; Estermann, Martin A.
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  • Smith CA; Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: craig.smith@monash.edu.
  • Major AT; Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
  • Estermann MA; Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Trends Genet ; 37(6): 496-497, 2021 06.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33838938
ABSTRACT
Ioannidis and colleagues show that the gene DMRT1 is the master regulator of testis development in the chicken. Yet, remarkably, when this gene is deleted in genetic males and gonads form ovaries, the body remains male. This debunks the notion that somatic sex is driven primarily by hormones in birds.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Factores de Transcripción / Procesos de Determinación del Sexo Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Trends Genet Asunto de la revista: GENETICA Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Factores de Transcripción / Procesos de Determinación del Sexo Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Trends Genet Asunto de la revista: GENETICA Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article