A diverse array of sex determination (SD) mechanisms, encompassing environmental to
genetic, have been found to exist among vertebrates, covering a spectrum from fixed SD …

Aquaculture has made an enormous contribution to the world food production, especially to
the sustainable supply of animal proteins. The utility of diverse reproduction strategies in …

The dmrt1 (doublesex and mab-3 related transcription factor 1) gene is a key regulator of
sex determination and/or gonadal sex differentiation across metazoan animals. This is …

At present, aquaculture is the fastest growing sector of animal food production and holds
great potential as a sustainable solution for world food security. The ability to control sex is …

Competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) are vital regulators of gene networks in mammals.
The involvement of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) as ceRNA in genotypic sex determination …

Sequential hermaphroditism is a unique reproductive strategy among teleosts that is
displayed mainly in fish species living in the coral reef environment. The reproductive …

Zebrafish have emerged as a major model organism to study vertebrate reproduction due to
their high fecundity and external development of eggs and embryos. The mechanisms …

Whole-genome duplication and genome compaction are thought to have played important
roles in teleost fish evolution. Ayu (or sweetfish), Plecoglossus altivelis, belongs to the …

The strobilurin fungicide azoxystrobin (AZO) can induce adverse effects in aquatic
organisms, but data are lacking on endpoints associated with sexual development and …

The gonads of vertebrate embryos are unique among organs because they have a
developmental choice; ovary or testis formation. Given the importance of proper gonad …