Sex determination: the amphibian models

被引:126
作者
Eggert, C [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Savoie, CISM, UMR CNRS 5553, Lab Alpine Ecol, F-73376 Le Bourget Du Lac, France
来源
REPRODUCTION NUTRITION DEVELOPMENT | 2004年 / 44卷 / 06期
关键词
sex determination mechanisms; sexual differentiation; hermaphroditism; epigenetic factors;
D O I
10.1051/rnd:2004062
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We review and discuss current knowledge about sex determination in amphibians. The astonishing wide variety of mechanisms of genotypic sex determination is presented and discussed in an evolutionary context. We recall the natural occurrence of transitory juvenile hermaphroditism in some species. Our present knowledge of the mechanisms of sex determination in amphibians is compared to that in mammals. The influence of epigenetic factors, and especially temperature is highlighted. In amphibians, the influence of temperature on sexual differentiation, that can prevail over genotypic sex determination, remains poorly considered in publications. We suggest that studies on genetic and epigenetic factors of gonadal sex differentiation in amphibians could provide substantial information on the evolutionary process of sex determination mechanisms in current living vertebrates.
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页码:539 / 549
页数:11
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