Sex chromosomes and sex-determining genes: Insight from marsupials and monotremes

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 864-875

  Pask, A ^a   Graves, J A Marshall ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; DAX1; SF1; SOX3; SOX9; SRY; Vertebrate sex determination

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MAPPING; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MARSUPIAL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0033011969     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050340     Document Type: Review

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