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HEREDITAS(Beijing) ›› 2014, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 611-617.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1005.2014.0611

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Elucidation of key genes in sex determination in genetics teaching

Meng Li, Zhumei He   

  1. School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  • Received:2013-10-24 Revised:2013-12-24 Online:2014-06-20 Published:2014-05-28

Abstract:

Sex is an important and complex feature of organisms, which is controlled by the genetic and environmental factors. The genetic factors, i.e., genes, are vital in sex determination. However, not all the related genes play the same roles, and some key genes play a vital role in the sex determination and differentiation. With the development of the modern genetics, a great progress on the key genes has been made in sex determination. In this review, we summarize the mechanism of sex determination and the strategy of how to study the key genes in sex determination. It will help us to understand the mechanism of sex determination better in the teaching of genetics.

Key words: sex determination, key genes, genetics teaching