Freemartinism in red deer (Cervus elaphus L.).
Several mixed-sex twins were produced by red deer treated with progesterone and pregnant mare's serum gonadotrophin. Of seven females karyotyped, two were 68,XX/68,XY chimeras. One male had the same chimeric karyotype as its female co-twin. These are the first reported cases of freemartinism in deer.
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DSIR Biotechnology, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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Moore
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Fennessy
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D000818:Animals; D002678:Chimera / Q000235:genetics; D003670:Deer / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005611:Freemartinism / Q000235:genetics*; D006064:Gonadotropins, Equine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000494:pharmacology
D006064:Gonadotropins, Equine; D011374:Progesterone