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Genetics of sex determination /

The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection by R.A. Fisher (1930) dictated that sexual dimorphisms may depend upon a single medelian factor. This could be true for some species but his suggestion could not take off the ground as gender in Drosophila is determined by the number of X chromosomes. Techni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Verma, Ram S. (Ram Sagar)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Greenwich, Conn. : Jai Press, 1996.
Colección:Advances in genome biology ; v. 4.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Genetics of sex determination: An overview
  • The testis determining gene, Sry
  • Sex reversal in mammals
  • Molecular genetics of X-chromosome inactivation
  • Sex chromosome aberrations and genetic consequences
  • Genetics of male pseudohermaphroditism and true hermaphroditism
  • Pseudoautosomal regions at the tip of the short and long arms of the human sex chromosomes
  • Temperature dependent sex determination: Evaluation and hypotheses
  • Mammalian spermatogenesis
  • Mechanism of sex determination in mammals
  • Commentary: Genes, chromosomes, and sex.