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Expression of Dmrt1 in a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination
1 Jan 2003
Abstract excerpt
There is a variety of sex determining mechanisms among vertebrates. Many reptiles possess temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), in which the incubation temperature of the egg determines the sex of the hatchling. The red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta has often been used as a model system for examining the physiology of TSD. In the current study, the expression of Dmrt1 was examined during TSD in...
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