Segregation analysis of the testis-determining autosomal trait, Tda, that differs between the C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mouse strains suggests a multigenic threshold model

Genome

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 322-335

  Eisner, James R ^a   Eales, Brenda A ^a   Biddle, Fred G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autosomal testis determining genes; Gonadal hermaphrodites; Mouse; Multigenic threshold model; Primary sex determination; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; MUSCULUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMETRY; C57BL MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DBA MOUSE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TESTIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TESTIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030112980     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g96-043     Document Type: Article

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