title: [Progress in the investigation of Avian sex determination and sex identification].
abstract: Avian sex determination is a multiple gene regulation cascade. Genes such as the Z chromosome-linked DMRT1 gene, W chromosome-linked PKCIW gene and other factors have been demonstrated to be involved in this process. In this paper, we review the recent progress in this field. The investigation of functions of sex determinate genes and methods of sexing identification in birds are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. ryhu@sibs.ac.cn
authors.forename: Rui-Ying
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Zhong-Kui
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030161:Avian Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001717:Birds / Q000235:genetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012730:Sex Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D019849:Sex Determination Processes; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D030161:Avian Proteins; C489845:CHD-W protein, Gallus gallus; C110547:DMRT1 protein; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors