Sex reversal in zebrafish fancl mutants is caused by Tp53-mediated germ cell apoptosis.

The molecular genetic mechanisms of sex determination are not known for most vertebrates, including zebrafish. We identified a mutation in the zebrafish fancl gene that causes homozygous mutants to develop as fertile males due to female-to-male sex reversal. Fancl is a member of the Fanconi Anemia/B...

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Main Authors: Adriana Rodríguez-Marí, Cristian Cañestro, Ruth A Bremiller, Alexandria Nguyen-Johnson, Kazuhide Asakawa, Koichi Kawakami, John H Postlethwait
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2908690?pdf=render