A Transient Hermaphroditic Stage in Early Male Gonadal Development in Little Yellow Croaker, Larimichthys polyactis

Animal taxa show remarkable variability in sexual reproduction, where separate sexes, or gonochorism, is thought to have evolved from hermaphroditism for most cases. Hermaphroditism accounts for 5% in animals, and sequential hermaphroditism has been found in teleost. In this study, we characterized...

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Main Authors: Qing-Ping Xie, Bing-Bing Li, Wei Zhan, Feng Liu, Peng Tan, Xu Wang, Bao Lou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.542942/full