New Bird Sexing Strategy Developed in the Order Psittaciformes Involves Multiple Markers to Avoid Sex Misidentification: Debunked Myth of the Universal DNA Marker

New Bird Sexing Strategy Developed in the Order Psittaciformes Involves Multiple Markers to Avoid Sex Misidentification: Debunked Myth of the Universal DNA Marker

Sexing of birds is indispensable for scientific, breeding and conservation programs but is difficult in many species and is particularly problematic in the case of nestlings showing no sexual dimorphism. Most useful and efficient methods of sex determination are based on unique features of the Z and...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Kroczak, Magdalena Wołoszyńska, Heliodor Wierzbicki, Marcin Kurkowski, Krzysztof Aleksander Grabowski, Tomasz Piasecki, Livio Galosi, Adam Dawid Urantówka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
chromosomes Z/W
gene CHD1
gene NIPBL
molecular markers
Psittaciformes
sex determination
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/6/878

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