Wnt4a is indispensable for genital duct elongation but not for gonadal sex differentiation in the medaka Oryzias latipes
Akira Kanamori, Ryota Kitani, Atsuko Oota, Koudai Hirano, Taijun Myosho, Tohru Kobayashi, Kouichi Kawamura, Naoyuki Kato, Satoshi Ansai, Masato Kinoshita
This study shows Wnt4a is essential for genital duct elongation in medaka but not for gonadal sex differentiation, suggesting homology between mouse Mullerian ducts and teleost genital ducts.
ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE · Sep 29, 2023Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology