A Duplicated, Truncated amh Gene Is Involved in Male Sex Determination in an Old World Silverside

A master sex-determining gene, the Y chromosome-linked anti-Müllerian hormone (amhy) gene, has been described in two New World atheriniform species but little is known on the distribution, evolution, and function(s) of this gene in other Atheriniformes. Interestingly, amhy has been found to coexist...

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Main Authors: Dilip Kumar Bej, Kaho Miyoshi, Ricardo S. Hattori, Carlos A. Strüssmann, Yoji Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2017-08-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
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Online Access:http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.117.042697