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The genomic structure of the highly-conserved dmrt1 gene in Solea senegalensis (Kaup, 1868) shows an unexpected intragenic duplication.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Cross Ismael, García Emilio, Rodríguez María E, Arias-Pérez Alberto, Portela-Bens Silvia, Merlo Manuel A, Rebordinos Laureana
Abstract excerpt
Knowing the factors responsible for sex determination in a species has significant theoretical and practical implications; the dmrt1 gene (Doublesex and Mab-3 (DM)-related Transcription factor 1) plays this role in diverse animal species. Solea senegalensis is a commercially important flat fish in which females grow 30% faster than males. It has 2n = 42 chromosomes and an XX / XY chromosome system for sex...
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