Evidence for avian cell autonomous sex identity (CASI) and implications for the sex-determination process?

Chromosome Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 177-190

  Clinton, M ^a   Zhao, D ^a   Nandi, S ^a   McBride, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

avian; CASI; chicken; chimeras; dimorphic; dosage; gonad; gynandromorph; sex; sexual; W chromosome; Z chromosome

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL AUTONOMOUS SEX IDENTITY; CELL TYPE; CHIMERA; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOMATIC CELL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; FEMALE; GONADS; HORMONES; MALE; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84857374088     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-011-9257-9     Document Type: Article

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