Developmental BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Primary sex determination in chickens depends on DMRT1 dosage, but gonadal sex does not determine secondary sexual characteristics in adult birds
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The paper shows estrogen can induce ZZ male gonad cells to form an ovarian cortex in chick embryos, supporting oogenesis, but a male medulla may hinder germ cell maturation.