Current Biology, 2012 SummaryMulticellular animals are a diverse lot, with widely varied body plans and lifestyles. One feature they share, however, is a nearly universal reliance on sexual reproduction for species propagation. Humans have long been fascinated by human sex differences and formal theories on how human sex is determined date at least to Aristotle (in De ...
Gamble, Tony, Zarkower, David
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Sex chromosome evolution mediated by a large inversion and a possible switch of the sex determination gene [PDF]
Genome BiologyBackground Sex chromosomes often evolve faster than autosomes and commonly degenerate after recombination arrest. However, the underlying evolutionary processes are under persistent debate. In particular, it is unclear whether or not recombination arrest
Xiaomeng Mao +4 more
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Mismatches between the genetic and phenotypic sex in the wild Kou population of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Sex determination and sex chromosomes can be very diverse between teleost species. The group of tilapias shows a polymorphism in sex determination not only between closely related species but also between domestic strains within a species.
Rokyatou Sissao +3 more
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Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome and risk of gonadal malignancy: systematic review [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2021 Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) is a rare condition characterized by 46,XY karyotype, female external genitalia, absence of uterus, and testes located intra-abdominally, in the inguinal ring or in the labia majora.
Beatriz Amstalden Barros +5 more
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Sex determination without sex chromosomes [PDF]
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2021 With or without sex chromosomes, sex determination is a synthesis of many molecular events that drives a community of cells towards a coordinated tissue fate. In this review, we will consider how a sex determination pathway can be engaged and stabilized without an inherited genetic determinant.
Ceri Weber, Blanche Capel
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Sex dimorphism of weight and length at birth: evidence based on disorders of sex development
Annals of Human Biology, 2022 Background Males have higher weight and length at birth than females. Aim To verify the influence of the Y chromosome and the action of intrauterine androgens on weight and length at birth of children with Disorders of Sex Development (DSD). Subjects and
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DHX37 and NR5A1 Variants Identified in Patients with 46,XY Partial Gonadal Dysgenesis
Life, 2023 The group of disorders known as 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis (GD) is characterized by anomalies in testis determination, including complete and partial GD (PGD) and testicular regression syndrome (TRS).
Felipe Rodrigues de Oliveira +9 more
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Molecular characterization and expression profiling of transformer 2 and fruitless-like homologs in the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Transformer 2 (tra 2) and fruitless (fru) genes have been proven to play a key role in sex determination pathways in many Arthropods, including insects and crustaceans. In this study, a paralog of P. monodon tra 2 (Pmtra 2), P. monodon ovarian associated
Prawporn Thaijongrak +6 more
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Flower development and sex determination in horticultural crops
Fruit Research, 2022 Horticultural crops are extremely valuable due to their high nutritional value, and fruits, in particular, provide indispensable vitamins and minerals.
Jiakun Zheng, Rui Xia
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Androgens by immunoassay and mass spectrometry in children with 46,XY disorder of sex development
Endocrine Connections, 2020 Objective: Steroid measurement is a challenge in pediatric endocrinology. Currently, liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is considered a gold standard for this purpose. The aim of this study was to co mpare both LC-MS/MS and
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