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Bmp15 Is an Oocyte-Produced Signal Required for Maintenance of the Adult Female Sexual Phenotype in Zebrafish.
PLoS genetics - 1 Sept 2016
Dranow Daniel B, Hu Kevin, Bird April M, Lawry S Terese, Adams Melissa T, Sanchez Angelica, Amatruda James F, Draper Bruce W
Abstract excerpt
Although the zebrafish is a major model organism, how they determine sex is not well understood. In domesticated zebrafish, sex determination appears to be polygenic, being influenced by multiple genetic factors that may vary from strain to strain, and additionally can be influenced by environmental factors. However, the requirement of germ cells for female sex determination is well documented: animals that lack...
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