title: FET-1: a novel W-linked, female specific gene up-regulated in the embryonic chicken ovary.
abstract: A differential expression screen for sex-determining genes in the embryonic chicken gonad revealed a novel gene called Female Expressed Transcript 1 (FET-1). Fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis mapped FET-1 to the female specific W chromosome. Whole mount in situ hybridization showed that FET-1 expression was restricted to females and up-regulated in the cortex of the left gonad during the sex-determining period. Female specific expression was also observed in the embryonic caudal somites, neural tube and waste collection ducts.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo; D002645:Chickens; D005260:Female; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006066:Gonads / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010053:Ovary / Q000378:metabolism