Male development of chromosomally female mice transgenic for Sry.

Koopman, P; Gubbay, J; Vivian, N; Goodfellow, P; Lovell-Badge, R · Nature · 1991

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The initiation of male development in mammals requires one or more genes on the Y chromosome. A recently isolated gene, termed SRY in humans and Sry in mouse, has many of the genetic and biological properties expected of a Y-located testis-determining gene. It is now shown that Sry on a 14-kilobase genomic DNA fragment is sufficient to induce testis differentiation and subsequent male development when introduced into chromosomally female mouse embryos.

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