Use of the TSPY gene for sexing cattle

The Y-encoded, testis-specific protein (TSPY) is a Y-specific gene. The copy numbers of TSPY range from 20 to 60 in men and up to 200 in bulls. In this study, we examined the possibility of using the TSPY gene to sex cattle. DNA from blood samples of 100 Nelore cattle (50 males and 50 females) from...

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Main Authors: Daniela Cristina Lemos, Álvaro Fabrício Lopes Rios, Lisandra Cristina Caetano, Raysildo Barbosa Lôbo, Reginaldo Aparecido Vila, Lúcia Martelli, Paula Lumy Takeuchi, Ester Silveira Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2005-03-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572005000100020