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SUBMITTER: Honda A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5429033 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Honda Arata A Choijookhuu Narantsog N Izu Haruna H Kawano Yoshihiro Y Inokuchi Mizuho M Honsho Kimiko K Lee Ah-Reum AR Nabekura Hiroki H Ohta Hiroshi H Tsukiyama Tomoyuki T Ohinata Yasuhide Y Kuroiwa Asato A Hishikawa Yoshitaka Y Saitou Mitinori M Jogahara Takamichi T Koshimoto Chihiro C
Science advances 20170512 5
In mammals, the Y chromosome strictly influences the maintenance of male germ cells. Almost all mammalian species require genetic contributors to generate testes. An endangered species, <i>Tokudaia osimensis</i>, has a unique sex chromosome composition XO/XO, and genetic differences between males and females have not been confirmed. Although a distinctive sex-determining mechanism may exist in <i>T. osimensis</i>, it has been difficult to examine thoroughly in this rare animal species. To elucid ...[more]