Transcriptome analysis of temperature-dependent sex determination in leopard geckos (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Transcriptome analysis of temperature-dependent sex determination in leopard geckos

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Researchers discover leopard gecko produces females at cooler incubation temperatures and mostly males at warmer ones. This clear sex-determination pattern of leopard gecko has established it as a key model for studying environmental effects on development.

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Professor Shinichi Miyagawa from Tokyo University of Science, Japan

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