The histone demethylase KDM6B regulates temperature-dependent sex determination in a turtle species
The histone demethylase KDM6B regulates temperature-dependent sex determination in a turtle species
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Ge, Chutian , Ye, Jian , Weber, Ceri , Sun, Wei , Zhang, Haiyan , Zhou, Yingjie , Cai, Cheng , Qian, Guoying and Capel, Blanche
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United States: The American Association for the Advancement of Science
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English
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United States: The American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Temperature-dependent sex determination occurs in many reptilian species. An epigenetic mechanism is presumed to be at work, but thus far it has not been identified. Ge
et al.
show that in the red-eared slider turtle, an epigenetic modifier, the histone demethylase KDM6B, binds to the promoter of the dominant male gene to activate male develo...
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The histone demethylase KDM6B regulates temperature-dependent sex determination in a turtle species
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2038262270
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2038262270
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.aap8328
