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Expression Profile of Chicken Sex Chromosome Gene BTF3 is Linked to Gonadal Phenotype.
Sexual development : genetics, molecular biology, evolution, endocrinology, embryology, and pathology of sex determination and differentiation - 1 Jan 2019
Liu Long, Fan Yanfeng, Zhao Debiao, Ioannidis Jason, Gong Daoqing, Clinton Michael
Abstract excerpt
In birds, the female is heterogametic (ZW) and the male homogametic (ZZ). The small W chromosome comprises only 28 protein coding genes (homologues to Z chromosome counterparts) and a number of repeat regions. Here, we report our analysis of one of these genes, BTF3 (basic transcription factor 3), which exhibits differential expression during gonadogenesis. We measured RNA levels of both Z and W homologues and...
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