Arnold Arthur P, Itoh Yuichiro
Department of integrative Biology & Physiology University of California, Los Angeles.
Avian Biol Res. 2011 Jul 1;4(2). doi: 10.3184/175815511X13070045977959.
In recent years, increasing evidence suggests that sex differences in the phenotype of all tissues is influenced by the inequality of effects of sex chromosome genes in the two sexes. In birds, genes on the Z chromosome are not well dosage compensated, so that most Z genes are expressed higher in ZZ male cells than in ZW female cells. The sex difference in expression of Z and W genes is likely to cause sex differences within cells, in addition to the sex differences caused by different levels of testicular and ovarian hormones. The sexual imbalance in cell physiology has implications for aviculture and novel developments in the poultry industry.
近年来,越来越多的证据表明,所有组织表型中的性别差异受到两性中性染色体基因效应不平等的影响。在鸟类中,Z染色体上的基因没有得到很好的剂量补偿,因此大多数Z基因在ZZ雄性细胞中的表达高于ZW雌性细胞。Z和W基因表达的性别差异除了由睾丸和卵巢激素水平不同引起的性别差异外,还可能导致细胞内的性别差异。细胞生理学中的性别失衡对养禽业和家禽行业的新发展具有影响。