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Interfamilial characterization of a region of the ZFX and ZFY genes facilitates sex determination in cetaceans and other mammals.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2005
Morin Phillip A, Nestler Aviva, Rubio-Cisneros Nadia T, Robertson Kelly M, Mesnick Sarah L
Abstract excerpt
Sequence polymorphism of homologues ZFX and ZFY, in a 604-base pair exon region, was examined in 10 known males and 10 known females across seven cetacean families and used to design a simple, highly sensitive and widely applicable fluorescent 5' exonuclease assay for gender determination in cetaceans. Multiplex amplification, cloning, and sequencing of these previously uncharacterized regions revealed (i) eight...
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