
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Watson, C. M. 
A1  - Johnston, P. G. 
A1  - Rodger, K. A. 
A1  - McKenzie, L. M. 
A1  - O'Neill, R. J. Waugh 
A1  - Cooper, D. W. 
A1  - Cooper, D. W. 
T1  - <emph type="2">SRY</emph> and karyotypic status of one abnormal and two intersexual marsupials
JF  - Reproduction, Fertility and Development
JO  - Reprod. Fertil. Dev.
Y1  - 1997
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
SP  - 233
EP  - 242
KW  - Klinefelter&#8217;s syndrome, hermaphrodite, gubernaculum.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/R96107 
N2  - An intersexual agile wallaby (Macropus agilis) with a penis, a pouch and four teats had a sex-chromosome constitution of XXY in lymphocytes and cultured fibroblasts; the sex-determining region Y (SRY) gene was present, consistent with the presence of a testis. An intersexual eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) with a small empty scrotum and no penis, and an abnormal red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) with no penis, pouch or teats, both had XX sex-chromosome complements; the SRY gene was not present, consistent with testis absence. The agile wallaby and grey kangaroo described here provide further evidence that scrotal development in marsupials is independent of the Y chromosome. The cause of the abnormalities in the XX individuals cannot be determined until candidate genes are identified. These animals provide a basis for further genetic studies into marsupial intersexuality and sex differentiation. 
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