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Turning on the male--SRY, SOX9 and sex determination in mammals.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2003
Knower K C, Kelly S, Harley V R
Abstract excerpt
The decision of the bi-potential gonad to develop into either a testis or ovary is determined by the presence or absence of the Sex-determining Region gene on the Y chromosome (SRY). Since its discovery, almost 13 years ago, the molecular role that SRY plays in initiating the male sexual development cascade has proven difficult to ascertain. While biochemical studies of clinical mutants and mouse genetic models...
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