Positional cloning of the PIS mutation in goats and its impact on understanding mammalian sex-differentiation

Positional cloning of the PIS mutation in goats and its impact on understanding mammalian sex-differentiation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>In goats, the PIS (polled intersex syndrome) mutation is responsible for both the absence of horns in males and females and sex-reversal affecting exclusively XX individuals. The mode of inheritance is dominant for the polled trait and recessive for sex-reversal....

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Main Authors: Pailhoux Eric, Vigier Bernard, Schibler Laurent, Cribiu Edmond P, Cotinot Corinne, Vaiman Daniel
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2005-12-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Subjects:
PIS mutation
goat
gonad differentiation
XX sex-reversal
ovary development
Online Access:http://www.gsejournal.org/content/37/S1/S55

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http://www.gsejournal.org/content/37/S1/S55

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