SEX DETERMINATION An avian sexual revolution

被引:5
作者
Barske, Lindsey A. [1 ]
Capel, Blanche [1 ]
机构
[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Cell Biol, Durham, NC 27710 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; CHICKEN; CELLS; DMRT1; XY;
D O I
10.1038/464171a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Hormones are not all-powerful in determining whether birds develop with male or female features. Chickens that are genetic sexual mosaics reveal that individual cells also have a say in the matter.
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页码:171 / 172
页数:2
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