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A duplicated copy of <i>DMRT1</i> in the sex-determining region of the Y chromosome of the medaka, <i>Oryzias latipes</i>
22 Aug 2002
Abstract excerpt
The genes that determine the development of the male or female sex are known in Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila, and most mammals. In many other organisms the existence of sex-determining factors has been shown by genetic evidence but the genes are unknown. We have found that in the fish medaka the Y chromosome-specific region spans only about 280 kb. It contains a duplicated copy of the autosomal DMRT1 gene,...
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