1. Characterization of Bovidae sex-determining gene SRY
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Kudo Toshiyuki, Jiang Yong, Liu Jiangdong, Liu Li, Guo Yiqing, Zhou Rongjia, Shi Huifang, Cheng Hanhua, and Sutou Shizuyo
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sex determination ,SRY ,evolution ,Bovidae ,Animal culture ,SF1-1100 ,Genetics ,QH426-470 - Abstract
Abstract In mammals, testis determination is under the control of the sex-determining gene SRY. This Y-linked gene encodes a protein with a DNA binding domain similar to those found in high-mobility-group proteins. Here we report the cloning and sequences of the SRY genes of yak and Chinese native cattle. Our data show that SRY genes in Bovidae are less divergent, especially in the coding and 3' regions.
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- 2001
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