First 'genetic switch' found in vertebrates determines which cells become sperm, eggs

Saturday, June 13, 2015 - 12:50 in Biology & Nature

Marilyn MalaraWASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- Japanese researchers using medaka fish found a gene, named foxl3, that determines whether germ cells become sperm or eggs.

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