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Temperature-dependent sex determination

Index Temperature-dependent sex determination

Temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) is a type of environmental sex determination in which the temperatures experienced during embryonic/larval development determine the sex of the offspring. [1]

36 relations: Agama agama, Amniote, Aromatase, Aromatase inhibitor, Celsius, Central bearded dragon, Chromosome, Crocodilia, Eastern bearded dragon, Eastern three-lined skink, Embryogenesis, Environmental sex determination, Eric Charnov, Estradiol, Evolution (journal), Gonad, Intersex, Jacky dragon, James J. Bull, Lizard, Nature (journal), Oviduct, Phenology, Phylogenetic inertia, Reptile, Sex ratio, Sex reversal, Sex-determination system, Spotted skink, Squamata, Steroid, Synergy, Teleost, Testosterone, Tuatara, Turtle.

Agama agama

The common agama, red-headed rock agama, or rainbow agama (Agama agama) is a species of lizard from the Agamidae family found in most of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Amniote

Amniotes (from Greek ἀμνίον amnion, "membrane surrounding the fetus", earlier "bowl in which the blood of sacrificed animals was caught", from ἀμνός amnos, "lamb") are a clade of tetrapod vertebrates comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals.

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Aromatase

Aromatase, also called estrogen synthetase or estrogen synthase, is an enzyme responsible for a key step in the biosynthesis of estrogens.

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Aromatase inhibitor

Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are a class of drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer in postmenopausal women and gynecomastia in men.

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Celsius

The Celsius scale, previously known as the centigrade scale, is a temperature scale used by the International System of Units (SI).

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Central bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps, the central (or inland) bearded dragon, is a species of agamid lizard occurring in a wide range of arid to semiarid regions of Australia.

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Chromosome

A chromosome (from Ancient Greek: χρωμόσωμα, chromosoma, chroma means colour, soma means body) is a DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

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Crocodilia

Crocodilia (or Crocodylia) is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic archosaurian reptiles, known as crocodilians.

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Eastern bearded dragon

The eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata), also known as common bearded dragon or simply bearded lizard, is an agamid lizard found in wooded parts of Australia.

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Eastern three-lined skink

The eastern three-lined skink (Bassiana duperreyi), also known as the bold-striped cool-skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.

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Embryogenesis

Embryogenesis is the process by which the embryo forms and develops.

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Environmental sex determination

Environmental sex determination is the establishment of sex by a non-genetic cue, such as nutrient availability, experienced within a discrete period after conception.

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Eric Charnov

Eric L. Charnov (born October 29, 1947) is an American evolutionary ecologist.

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Estradiol

Estradiol (E2), also spelled oestradiol, is an estrogen steroid hormone and the major female sex hormone.

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Evolution (journal)

Evolution, the International Journal of Organic Evolution, is a monthly scientific journal that publishes significant new results of empirical or theoretical investigations concerning facts, processes, mechanics, or concepts of evolutionary phenomena and events.

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Gonad

A gonad or sex gland or reproductive gland is a mixed gland that produces the gametes (sex cells) and sex hormones of an organism.

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Intersex

Intersex people are born with any of several variations in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, or genitals that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies".

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Jacky dragon

The jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus) is a type of lizard native to southeastern Australia.

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James J. Bull

James J. Bull is Johann Friedrich Miescher Regents Professor in Molecular Biology at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Lizard

Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.

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Nature (journal)

Nature is a British multidisciplinary scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869.

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Oviduct

In vertebrates, other than mammals, the passageway from the ovaries to the outside of the body is known as the oviduct.

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Phenology

Phenology is the study of periodic plant and animal life cycle events and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as habitat factors (such as elevation).

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Phylogenetic inertia

Phylogenetic inertia or phylogenetic constraint refers to the limitations on the future evolutionary pathways that have been imposed by previous adaptations.

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Reptile

Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.

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Sex ratio

The sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population.

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Sex reversal

Sex reversal is the phenomenon whereby organisms developing at sex-specific conditions such as temperatures or karyotypes hatch the opposite sex.

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Sex-determination system

A sex-determination system is a biological system that determines the development of sexual characteristics in an organism.

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Spotted skink

The spotted skink (Niveoscincus ocellatus), sometimes called the ocellated cool-skink or ocellated skink, is a skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia.

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Squamata

Squamata is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles.

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Steroid

A steroid is a biologically active organic compound with four rings arranged in a specific molecular configuration.

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Synergy

Synergy is the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts.

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Teleost

The teleosts or Teleostei (Greek: teleios, "complete" + osteon, "bone") are by far the largest infraclass in the class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes, and make up 96% of all extant species of fish.

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Testosterone

Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid.

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Tuatara

Tuatara are reptiles endemic to New Zealand.

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Turtle

Turtles are diapsids of the order Testudines (or Chelonii) characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature-dependent_sex_determination

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