Does one gene determine whether a C57BL/6J-Y(POS) mouse will develop as a female or as an hermaphrodite?

doi:10.1002/jez.1072

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Does one gene determine whether a C57BL/6J-Y(POS) mouse will develop as a female or as an hermaphrodite?

The Journal of experimental zoology - 1 Sept 2001

Eicher E M, Washburn L L

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Two studies were conducted to further our understanding of the inherited condition in mice known as C57BL/6J-Y(POS) (B6-Y(POS)) sex reversal. One study determined what proportion of B6 XY(POS) mice develop as females or hermaphrodites. We found that 75% develop as females and the remainder develop as hermaphrodites regardless of whether the analysis is conducted at 14.5-16 days of embryonic development (based on...

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Animals
Disorders of Sex Development
Female
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Ovary
Phenotype
Sex Determination Processes
Testis

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PMID: 11550179
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1072

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