1st Edition
Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination in Vertebrates
By Alberto J. Solari
Copyright 1993
336 Pages
by
CRC Press
336 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The cloning of the SRY gene and the attainment of XX mice transgenic for the Sry gene opened a new era in research on sex determination. This book surveys current knowledge of sex chromosomes and sex determination in all vertebrate classes, relying on the restriction of genetic recombination in sex chromosomes as the unifying concept of this subject. The book's interdisciplinary approach... Read more
Introduction: The Role of Sex Chromosomes. Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination in Amphibia. Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination in Reptiles. Sex Chromosomes, Sex Determination, and Meiosis in Birds. Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination in Mammals: The Monotremes. Sex Chromosomes in Metatherians (Marsupials). Sex Chromosomes in Eutherian Mammals: Gene Dosage Compensation. The XY Body and Partial Synapsis in Eutherian Mammals. Recombination in the XY Pair of Eutherian Mammals. Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination in the Mouse. Developmental and Genetic Aspects of Sex Determination in the Mouse. Unusual Gonosomal Systems: Lemmings and Akodon Rodents. Human Sex Chromosomes. Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination in Fishes. Sex Chromosomes and Specialized Recombination Patterns. Appendix: The Discovery of Partial Synapsis.
Biography
Alberto J. Solari
