Multivariate expression analysis of the gene network underlying sexual development in turtle embryos with temperature-dependent and genotypic sex determination

Sexual Development

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 39-49

  Valenzuela, N ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DMRT1; Evolutionary developmental biology; Gene expression network; Genomics; Gonadogenesis; GSD; Reptiles; SOX9; TSD; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

APALONE MUTICA; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

DMRT1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TURTLE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOX9 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TURTLES;

EID: 77949875540     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000277935     Document Type: Article

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