Potential application of sperm bearing female-specific chromosome in chickens.
This paper reviews studies on sex reversal experiments in chickens, production of sperm bearing a female-specific chromosome, its application for poultry resources and finally a mechanism of sex differentiation of gonads in the chicken.
Division of Applied Genetics and Physiology, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Science, Nagoya University Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan. kshimada@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics*; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics*; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D019849:Sex Determination Processes; D012733:Sex Differentiation; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*