Insights into the evolutionary history of the X-linked sex reversal mutation in mus minutoides: Clues from sequence analyses of the Y-linked sry gene

Sexual Development

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 244-252

  Veyrunes, F ^a   Perez, J ^a   Paintsil, S N C ^b   Fichet Calvet, E ^c   Britton Davidian, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^c BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

African pygmy mouse; HMG box; Molecular evolution; Mus minutoides; Sry gene; Western Africa; X; X chromosome; Y females

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DISORDER OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; MUTATION; SRY GENE;

ANIMALS; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENES, SRY; MALE; MICE; MUTATION;

MAMMALIA; MUS MINUTOIDES; MUS MUSCULUS; MYA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84880017311     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000351223     Document Type: Article

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