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Sry does not fully sex-reverse female into male behavior towards pups.
Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 2002
Reisert Ingrid, Karolczak Magdalena, Beyer Cordian, Just Walter, Maxson Stephen C, Ehret Günter
Abstract excerpt
Investigations in mice suggest that the Y-chromosomal genes affect certain behaviors. Here, we studied whether a part of the Y chromosome, the Sxr locus, has an effect on induction of motivation for parental care (pup retrieval) or of parental aggression towards pups (infanticide). XX females, XX males with the Sxr locus on the X chromosome, and XY males of the C57BL/6J strain were tested. The induced pup...
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