[HTML][HTML] Sex determination and gonadal development in mammals
Arguably the most defining moment in our lives is fertilization, the point at which we inherit
either an X or a Y chromosome from our father. The profoundly different journeys of male …
either an X or a Y chromosome from our father. The profoundly different journeys of male …
Sex determination: insights from the chicken
CA Smith, AH Sinclair - Bioessays, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Not all vertebrates share the familiar system of XX: XY sex determination seen in mammals.
In the chicken and other birds, sex is determined by a ZZ: ZW sex chromosome system …
In the chicken and other birds, sex is determined by a ZZ: ZW sex chromosome system …
The avian Z-linked gene DMRT1 is required for male sex determination in the chicken
CA Smith, KN Roeszler, T Ohnesorg, DM Cummins… - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Sex in birds is chromosomally based, as in mammals, but the sex chromosomes are different
and the mechanism of avian sex determination has been a long-standing mystery,,. In the …
and the mechanism of avian sex determination has been a long-standing mystery,,. In the …
A W-linked DM-domain gene, DM-W, participates in primary ovary development in Xenopus laevis
S Yoshimoto, E Okada, H Umemoto… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
In the XX/XY sex-determining system, the Y-linked SRY genes of most mammals and the
DMY/Dmrt1bY genes of the teleost fish medaka have been characterized as sex …
DMY/Dmrt1bY genes of the teleost fish medaka have been characterized as sex …
Evolutionary stasis: the stable chromosomes of birds
H Ellegren - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2010 - cell.com
Evolution at the molecular level is manifested in a variety of types of change in DNA
sequences, including changes in the structure and organisation of chromosomes. However …
sequences, including changes in the structure and organisation of chromosomes. However …
Bird-like sex chromosomes of platypus imply recent origin of mammal sex chromosomes
F Veyrunes, PD Waters, P Miethke, W Rens… - Genome …, 2008 - genome.cshlp.org
In therian mammals (placentals and marsupials), sex is determined by an XX female: XY
male system, in which a gene (SRY) on the Y affects male determination. There is no …
male system, in which a gene (SRY) on the Y affects male determination. There is no …
Evidence for different origin of sex chromosomes in snakes, birds, and mammals and step-wise differentiation of snake sex chromosomes
K Matsubara, H Tarui, M Toriba… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
All snake species exhibit genetic sex determination with the ZZ/ZW type of sex
chromosomes. To investigate the origin and evolution of snake sex chromosomes, we …
chromosomes. To investigate the origin and evolution of snake sex chromosomes, we …
Weird animal genomes and the evolution of vertebrate sex and sex chromosomes
JAM Graves - Annual review of genetics, 2008 - annualreviews.org
Humans, mice, and even kangaroos have an XX female: XY male system of sex
determination, in which the Y harbors a male-dominant sex-determining gene SRY. Birds …
determination, in which the Y harbors a male-dominant sex-determining gene SRY. Birds …
Relationships between vertebrate ZW and XY sex chromosome systems
T Ezaz, R Stiglec, F Veyrunes, JAM Graves - Current Biology, 2006 - cell.com
The peculiar cytology and unique evolution of sex chromosomes raise many fundamental
questions. Why and how sex chromosomes evolved has been debated over a century since …
questions. Why and how sex chromosomes evolved has been debated over a century since …
First report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2000
M Schmid, I Nanda, M Guttenbach, C Steinlein… - … and Genome Research, 2000 - karger.com
Chicken genetics has a rich history spanning almost 100 years, since Spillman (1908)
showed that barring was sexlinked. The first genetic linkage map was published by Hutt …
showed that barring was sexlinked. The first genetic linkage map was published by Hutt …