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Steroid hormone-deprived sex reversal in cyp11a1 mutant XX tilapia experiences an ovary-like stage at molecular level.
Communications biology - 16 Sept 2024
Xiao Hesheng, Wang Leihui, Yan Shuo, Ma He, Xu Zhen, Wang Feilong, Wang Jingrong, Tao Wenjing, Wang Deshou
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Fish sex is largely influenced by steroid hormones, especially sex hormones. Here, we established a steroid hormone-free genetic model by mutation of cyp11a1 in Nile tilapia, which was confirmed by EIA assay. Gonadal phenotype and transcriptome analyses showed that the XX mutants displayed sex reversal from female to male but with defective spermatogenesis. Despite the sex reversal, the aromatase encoding gene...
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