Genomics of Sexual Development and Reproduction in Mammals

Dear Colleagues,

Sexual development and reproduction are fundamental biological processes encompassing sex determination, sexual differentiation, gametogenesis, and male and female reproduction. Molecular underpinnings of these processes have been of interest for decades and involve a broad variety of studies ranging from cytogenetics to the genomics of sex chromosomes; from meiosis and gametes to disorders of sex development, and  reproduction, and hybrid sterility. Recent advances in genomics technologies have provided a new wealth of genome-wide information for identifying the genomic regions, candidate genes, and regulatory networks involved in these biological processes.

This Special Issue on the genomics of mammalian sexual development and reproduction aims to present some of the latest advances in the field and is expected to attract broader biomedical and biological interest.

Prof. Terje Raudsepp
Dr. W. Allan King
Guest Editor

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