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The chromosomal sex-determining mechanism quite obviously depends upon the presence of female-determining factors on one member and of male-determining factors on the other member of the sex chromosome pair. Yet, the exact nature of so-called sex-determining factors remains a riddle. While sex-linked genes are Mendelian genes which behave in a predictable manner, the sex-determining factors are elusive entities which have not permitted close scrutiny.
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Ohno, S. (1966). Elucidation of So-called Sex-determining Factors. In: Sex Chromosomes and Sex-linked Genes. Monographs on Endocrinology, vol 1 . Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-35113-0_14
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