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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Aaron Sarver
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-27261 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nature 20110720 7358
Sex in mammals is determined in the fetal gonad by the presence or absence of the Y chromosome gene Sry, which controls whether bipotential precursor cells differentiate into testicular Sertoli cells or ovarian granulosa cells. This pivotal decision in a single gonadal cell type ultimately controls sexual differentiation throughout the body. Sex determination can be viewed as a battle for primacy in the fetal gonad between a male regulatory gene network in which Sry activates Sox9 and a female n ...[more]