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Anatomical and molecular analyses of XY ovaries from the African pygmy mouse Mus minutoides.
Sexual development : genetics, molecular biology, evolution, endocrinology, embryology, and pathology of sex determination and differentiation - 1 Jan 2014
Rahmoun Massilva, Perez Julie, Saunders Paul A, Boizet-Bonhoure Brigitte, Wilhelm Dagmar, Poulat Francis, Veyrunes Frédéric
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The African pygmy mouse Mus minutoides is characterized by the presence of a high proportion of fertile XY females in natural populations. This species displays 2 morphologically different X chromosomes: the ancestral X and a shorter one designated as X*, feminizing the X*Y individuals. This strongly suggests that in the presence of an X* chromosome, the male differentiation program is not activated despite a...
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