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Effect of the Y chromosome on testis weight in mice.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Jun 2015
Satou Kunio, Suto Jun-ichi
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the effect of the Y chromosome on testis weight in (B6.Cg-A(y) × Y-consomic mouse strain) F1 male mice. We obtained the following results: (1) Mice with the Mus musculus domesticus-type Y chromosome had significantly heavier testis than those with the M. m. musculus-type Y chromosome. (2) Variations in Usp9y and the number of CAG repeats in Sry were significantly associated with testes weight. The...
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