SOX9 duplication linked to intersex in deer.

A complex network of genes determines sex in mammals. Here, we studied a European roe deer with an intersex phenotype that was consistent with a XY genotype with incomplete male-determination. Whole genome sequencing and quantitative real-time PCR analyses revealed a triple dose of the SOX9 gene, al...

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Main Authors: Regina Kropatsch, Gabriele Dekomien, Denis A Akkad, Wanda M Gerding, Elisabeth Petrasch-Parwez, Neil D Young, Janine Altmüller, Peter Nürnberg, Robin B Gasser, Jörg T Epplen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24040047/pdf/?tool=EBI