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Characterization of Bovidae sex-determining gene SRY

Genetics Selection Evolution volume 33, Article number: 687 (2001) Cite this article

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In mammals, testis determination is under the control of the sex-determining gene SRY. This Y-linked gene encodes a protein with a DNA binding domain similar to those found in high-mobility-group proteins. Here we report the cloning and sequences of the SRY genes of yak and Chinese native cattle. Our data show that SRY genes in Bovidae are less divergent, especially in the coding and 3' regions.

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    1. Department of Genetics and Center for Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China

      Hanhua Cheng, Huifang Shi, Rongjia Zhou, Yiqing Guo, Li Liu, Jiangdong Liu & Yong Jiang

    2. Itoham Central Research Institute, Moriya-machi, Ibaraki-ken, 302-0104, Japan

      Toshiyuki Kudo & Shizuyo Sutou

    3. National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology, 1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-566, Japan

      Shizuyo Sutou

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    Hanhua Cheng, Huifang Shi contributed equally to this work.

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    Cheng, H., Shi, H., Zhou, R. et al. Characterization of Bovidae sex-determining gene SRY. Genet Sel Evol 33, 687 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-33-6-687

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