Regulation of meiotic entry and gonadal sex differentiation in the human: normal and disrupted signaling
Meiosis is a unique type of cell division that is performed only by germ cells to form haploid gametes. The switch from mitosis to meiosis exhibits a distinct sex-specific difference in timing, with female germ cells entering meiosis during fetal development and male germ cells at puberty when sperm...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Biomolecular Concepts |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/bmc-2014-0014 |