Molecular mechanism links temperature with sex determination in some fish species

Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 21:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have found the epigenetic mechanism that links temperature and gonadal sex in fish. High temperature increases DNA methylation of the gonadal aromatase promoter in females.

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