Birds do it with a Z gene

Jennifer A. Marshall Graves
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Jennifer A. Marshall Graves: Jennifer A. Marshall Graves is at the Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. jenny.graves@anu.edu.au

Nature, 2009, vol. 461, issue 7261, 177-178

Abstract: The gene that determines sex in birds has eluded scientists for a decade. Now this all-important locus is revealed as a gene on the Z chromosome known for its proclivity for determining sex in all kinds of animals.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1038/461177a

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