Gonadal sex determination and differentiation

Peter A Koopman; Dagmar Wilhelm

doi:10.1038/NPG.ELS.0004361

Gonadal sex determination and differentiation

Peter A Koopman, Dagmar Wilhelm

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Abstract

The development of male or female sex in the embryo is dependent on whether testes or ovaries develop from the primordial gonads. This decision is in turn controlled by the function of a gene, SRY, found on the Y chromosome in mammals.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Pages	1 - 7
Number of pages	7
Volume	2006
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/NPG.ELS.0004361
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

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