Citation: | Hang-Bo Hui, Ling Xiao, Wei Sun, Ying-Jie Zhou, Hai-Yan Zhang, Chu-Tian Ge. Sox9 is indispensable for testis differentiation in the red-eared slider turtle, a reptile with temperature-dependent sex determination. Zoological Research, 2021, 42(6): 721-725. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.136 |
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