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Characterization of Bovidae sex-determining gene SRY |
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| Authors: | Hanhua Cheng Huifang Shi Rongjia Zhou Yiqing Guo Li Liu Jiangdong Liu Yong Jiang Toshiyuki Kudo Shizuyo Sutou |
| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Genetics and Center for Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China;2.Itoham Central Research Institute, Moriya-machi, Ibaraki-ken 302-0104, Japan;3.National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology, 1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-566, Japan |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | sex determination SRY evolution Bovidae |