Temperature, genes, and sex: A comparative view of sex determination in Trachemys scripta and Mus musculus

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-12

  Yao, Humphrey H C ^a   Capel, Blanche ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonad; Mouse; Sex determination; Turtle

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GONADAL AGENESIS; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY CELL; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SHORT SURVEY; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; ORGANOGENESIS; OVARY; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TURTLES;

MUS MUSCULUS; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 23344448138     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvi097     Document Type: Short Survey

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