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SOX9 duplication linked to intersex in deer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Kropatsch Regina, Dekomien Gabriele, Akkad Denis A, Gerding Wanda M, Petrasch-Parwez Elisabeth, Young Neil D, Altmüller Janine, Nürnberg Peter, Gasser Robin B, Epplen Jörg T
Abstract excerpt
A complex network of genes determines sex in mammals. Here, we studied a European roe deer with an intersex phenotype that was consistent with a XY genotype with incomplete male-determination. Whole genome sequencing and quantitative real-time PCR analyses revealed a triple dose of the SOX9 gene, allowing insights into a new genetic defect in a wild animal.
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