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A Duplicated, Truncated amh Gene Is Involved in Male Sex Determination in an Old World Silverside.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 7 Aug 2017
Bej Dilip Kumar, Miyoshi Kaho, Hattori Ricardo S, Strüssmann Carlos A, Yamamoto Yoji
Abstract excerpt
A master sex-determining gene, the Y chromosome-linked anti-Müllerian hormone (amhy) gene, has been described in two New World atheriniform species but little is known on the distribution, evolution, and function(s) of this gene in other Atheriniformes. Interestingly, amhy has been found to coexist with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), providing a unique opportunity to explore the interplay between...
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