Involvement of androgen receptor in sex determination in an amphibian species.

In mice and humans, the androgen receptor (AR) gene, located on the X chromosome, is not known to be involved in sex determination. In the Japanese frog Rana rugosa the AR is located on the sex chromosomes (X, Y, Z and W). Phylogenetic analysis shows that the AR on the X chromosome (X-AR) of the Kor...

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Main Authors: Jun Fujii, Maho Kodama, Akira Oike, Yasuki Matsuo, Mi-Sook Min, Takashi Hasebe, Atsuko Ishizuya-Oka, Koichi Kawakami, Masahisa Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4020753?pdf=render