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Genetic evidence equating SRY and the testis-determining factor.
Nature - 29 Nov 1990
Berta P, Hawkins J R, Sinclair A H, Taylor A, Griffiths B L, Goodfellow P N, Fellous M
Abstract excerpt
The testis-determining factor gene (TDF) lies on the Y chromosome and is responsible for initiating male sex determination. SRY is a gene located in the sex-determining region of the human and mouse Y chromosomes and has many of the properties expected for TDF. Sex reversal in XY females results from the failure of the testis determination or differentiation pathways. Some XY females, with gonadal dysgenesis,...
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