Sex Determination, Volume 134, the latest release in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, contains current reviews in the field of vertebrate sex determination. It covers molecular pathways of sex determination in genetic and environmental species and encompasses both sex determination of somatic lineages and commitment of germ cells to male or female fate. Chapters in this new release cover, amongst other topics, Mapping the Sox9 Enhancer Elements, Epigenetic Regulation of Sex Determination, Evolution and Management of Sex Chromosomes, Regulation of Germ Cell Sex Identity in Medaka, Control of Sex Determination in Zebrafish, Sexually Dimorphic Germ Cell Identity in Mammals, and more. Contains reviews written by leading experts in each fieldIncludes informative figures that illustrate principle points that are useful for teachingWritten in a style that is clear and simple INDICE: 1. Mapping the Sox9 Enhancer Elements Robin Lovell-Badge 2. Epigenetic Regulation of Sex Determination Makoto Tachibana 3. Evolution and Management of Sex Chromosomes Frank Grutzner 4. Regulation of Germ Cell Sex Identity in Medaka Minoru Tanaka 5. Control of Sex Determination in Zebrafish Bruce Draper 6. Sexually Dimorphic Germ Cell Identity in Mammals Josephine Bowles 7. Transitions Between Sex Determining Mechanisms Authur Georges 8. Sex Change in Fish Neil Gemmell 9. Environmental Effects on Sex Determination and Fertility in Fish Carlos Strussmann 10. Diagnosing DSDs: Outside the Typical Spectrum of Sexually Dimorphic Development Eric Vilain 11. Rethinking sex-determination of non-gonadal tissues Arthur P. Arnold 12. Regulation of Sex Determination in TSD Reptiles Chutian Ge 13. Mapping the Bipotential Gonad Serge Nef
- ISBN: 978-0-12-811544-2
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 362
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2019
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés