How did a novel X-linked gene become essential for male determination?  

作　　者：Scott William Roy 

机构地区：[1]Department of Biology,San Francisco State University,San Francisco,CA,USA

出　　处：《Cell Research》2022年第1期7-8,共2页细胞研究（英文版）

摘　　要：A new study reports a necessary role in male sex determination for the X-linked gene SDX.Remarkably,scrutiny reveals that SDX evolved long after the male-determining gene SRY,raising the question of how a new gene could become essential for a crucial,ancient process.

关 键 词：process. DETERMINATION ANCIENT 

分 类 号：Q78[生物学—分子生物学]