Journal of Tianjin Agricultural University ›› 2013, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (4): 45-47.

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Research Progress of Sex-Determining Genes in Some Aquatic Animals

CUI Pei1, JIN Shi-yu1, LI Jian1, CHEN Shi1, WANG Xue2, LI Yong-ren1,Corresponding Author   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Aqua-ecology and Aquaculture of Tianjin, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization in Liaoning Province, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2012-11-18 Published:2019-10-21

Abstract: Since the discovery of the sex-determining gene SRY, a number of genes have been identified which are involved with sex determination and gonads development (sex-linked gene, aromatases gene, ZFY, H-Y antigen, Sox, DMRT1, DMY). These findings lay a foundation and provide potential tools for further studies aiming at elucidation of the mechanism of sex determination, but there are still some questions that need further researches. In this review, the progress in the recent decades on sex-determining related genes of aquatic animals was summarized and the application prospects of these results were also discussed. This paper is expected to provide some references for systematic studies on mechanism of aquatic animal sex determination.

Key words: aquatic animal, sex-determining gene, research prospect

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