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TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Testis Determining Factor
1, record 1, English, Testis%20Determining%20Factor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TDF 2, record 1, English, TDF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nature starts out the human developmental process by using the female schema as a base. For animale embryo to develop, something must be added. That something must be a Y chromosome inherited from the father. Further, that Y chromosome must contain a gene known as the Testis Determining Factor (TDF), telling the embryo to differentiate and develop male genitalia. Embryo with or without the factor, continue to develop undifferentiated as female. Gender Dysphoria Program Guide Lines. 2, record 1, English, - Testis%20Determining%20Factor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gène TDF
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A8ne%20TDF
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gène de détermination du sexe chez les mammifères. Il provoque lors des premiers temps de l'embryogenèse, la différenciation des gonades embryonnaires en testicules fonctionnels caractéristiques du sexe mâle. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%A8ne%20TDF
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fin 1987, le groupe américain de D. Page, à Boston, avait de manière retentissante isolé sur le chromosome Y un fragment d'ADN présenté, chez les mammifères, comme le gène de détermination du sexe, le fameux TDF (Testis Determining Factor). [...] 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%A8ne%20TDF
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une équipe de l'Institut Pasteur à Paris, animée par M. Fellous, et des chercheurs londoniens contestent l'existence de ce gène. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%A8ne%20TDF
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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