Article
Lack of the SOX9 gene polymorphism in sex reversal dogs (78,XX; SRY negative).
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2005
Nowacka J, Nizanski W, Klimowicz M, Dzimira S, Switonski M
Abstract excerpt
The molecular background of the most frequent intersexuality syndrome in dogs (female-to-male sex reversal with the female karyotype and a lack of the SRY gene) is unknown. In this article, new cases of this syndrome are described in two unrelated American Staffordshire terrier dogs and one miniature pinscher dog subjected to cytogenetic and molecular analysis due to the presence of an enlarged clitoris. One dog...
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