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Mutation of Gonadal soma-derived factor induces medaka XY gonads to undergo ovarian development.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 6 Nov 2015
Imai Takuto, Saino Kentaro, Matsuda Masaru
Abstract excerpt
Gonochoristic species have a bipotential gonad that develops into a testis or an ovary. In species whose sex is determined by a genetic factor, the expression of a sex-determining gene is the first cue that directs the development of a bipotential gonad. Subsequent expression of downstream genes induces the gonad to develop into a testis or an ovary. The TGF-ß family member Gonadal soma-derived factor (Gsdf) is...
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