Predetermination of sexual fate in a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination. Temperature-dependent sex determination in the red-eared slider turtle,

A sex-determination system is a biological system that determines the development of sexual characteristics in an organism. Most organisms that create their offspring

Background In gonochoristic vertebrates, sex determination mechanisms can be classified as genotypic (GSD) or temperature-dependent (TSD). Some cases of TSD in fish

Sources. Bull, James. “Perspective on Sex Determination: Past and Future.” In Temperature-dependent Sex Determination in Vertebrates, eds. Nicole Valenzuela and

N. Valenzuela 1 9 Temperature-dependent sex determination N. Valenzuela Reptiles posses two main mechanisms of sex determination. In some species the

Sex-determining mechanisms in reptiles are broadly divided into two main categories: genotypic sex determination (GSD) and temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD).

Temperature of egg incubation determines sex in Alligator mississippiensis. Mark W. J. Ferguson * & Ted Joanen † * Anatomy Department, The Queen’s University of

Sex determination results in the development of individuals with characteristics that allow them to be identified as males, females, or in some cases, hermaphrodites.

You have free access to this content Temperature-dependent sex determination in the american alligator: AMH precedes SOX9 expression

Temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) is a type of environmental sex determination in which the temperatures experienced during embryonic development