The evolution of sex chromosomes

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 125-140

  Ayling, L J ^a   Griffin, D K ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DIOECY; DIPLOIDY; DROSOPHILA; FERTILIZATION; FISH; GAMETE; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GYNODIOECY; HAPLOIDY; HERMAPHRODITISM; HETEROCHROMATIN; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INBREEDING; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; MATING TYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SRY GENE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0344961808     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071584     Document Type: Article

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