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Cloning of the dmrt1 gene of Xiphophorus maculatus: dmY/dmrt1Y is not the master sex-determining gene in the platyfish.
Gene - 23 Oct 2003
Veith Anne-Marie, Froschauer Alexander, Körting Cornelia, Nanda Indrajit, Hanel Reinhold, Schmid Michael, Schartl Manfred, Volff Jean-Nicolas
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In contrast to the situation observed in mammals and birds, a switching between different sex determination systems frequently occurred during the evolution of the teleost fish lineage. This might be due to a frequent turnover of sex-determining signals at the top of the sex determination cascade...
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