A Genome-Wide Association Study Points out the Causal Implication of SOX9 in the Sex-Reversal Phenotype in XX Pigs

Among farm animals, pigs are known to show XX sex-reversal. In such cases the individuals are genetically female but exhibit a hermaphroditism, or a male phenotype. While the frequency of this congenital disease is quite low (less than 1%), the economic losses are significant for pig breeders. These...

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Autores principales: Rousseau, Sarah, Iannuccelli, Nathalie, Mercat, Marie-José, Naylies, Claire, Thouly, Jean-Claude, Servin, Bertrand, Milan, Denis, Pailhoux, Eric, Riquet, Juliette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3819277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24223201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079882

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3819277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24223201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079882

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