Novartis Foundation Symposium 244

by Jamie A. Goode and Gregory Bock

Nature employs a wide variety of sex determining mechanisms and it is only comparatively recently that the tools have become available for these to be explored at the cellular and molecular levels. A major landmark was the discovery in 1990 of the SRY gene and the subsequent demonstration of its key role in triggering male sex determination in transgenic mice.

This book reviews and discusses our current understanding of the molecular genetic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470843462
• ISBN13: 9780470843468
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"