The Variety of Vertebrate Mechanisms of Sex Determination
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The review deals with features of sex determination in vertebrates. The mechanisms of sex determination are compared between fishes, amphibians, reptilians, birds, and mammals. We focus on structural and functional differences in the role of sex-determining genes in different vertebrates. Special attention is paid to the role of estrogens in sex determination in nonmammalian vertebrates.
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دوره 2013 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013