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Cell‐autonomous sex determination outside of the gonad
30 Jan 2013
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The classic model of sex determination in mammals states that the sex of the individual is determined by the type of gonad that develops, which in turn determines the gonadal hormonal milieu that creates sex differences outside of the gonads. However, XX and XY cells are intrinsically different because of the cell-autonomous sex-biasing action of X and Y genes. RESULTS: Recent studies of mice, in...
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