Evolution of the mammalian Y chromosome and sex-determining genes

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 281, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 472-481

  Marshall Graves, Jennifer A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINING GENE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMALS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 2642678443     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19980801)281:5<472::AID-JEZ12>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Conference Paper

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