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Sex Chromosome Expression in Embryonic Development

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Mechanisms of Gonadal Differentiation in Vertebrates

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In this article we shall be concerned with two topics relating to sex chromosome expression during embryonic development: the onset of expression of the X and Y chromosomes during the preimplantation period of embryogenesis, and the cycle of inactivation and reactivation of the second X chromosome in female embryonic and germinal cells. To date, all of the information pertinent to these subjects has been derived from analysis of products coded for or controlled by the sex chromosomes. However, it is likely that molecular genetic approaches will be used in the future to amplify and extend the conclusions presented here.

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Epstein, C.J. (1983). Sex Chromosome Expression in Embryonic Development. In: Mechanisms of Gonadal Differentiation in Vertebrates. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69150-8_5

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