Genetic sex determination, gender identification and pseudohermaphroditism in the knobbed whelk, Busycon carica (Mollusca: Melongenidae)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1539, 2004, Pages 641-646

  Avise, John C ^a   Power, Alan J ^b   Walker, DeEtte ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Hermaphroditism; Microsatellites; Molluscs; Sex ratio; Sex linked marker

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; GENETIC MARKER; MOLLUSC; SEX DETERMINATION;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BUSYCON CARICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENOTYPE; HEMIZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; INHERITANCE; MALE; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

BUSYCON; BUSYCON CARICA; CARICA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MELONGENIDAE; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 1642326519     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2533     Document Type: Article

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