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M. B. Renfree

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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M. Pyne· 2 shared A. Bennetts· 1 shared A. Major· 1 shared A. R. Evans· 1 shared A. S. Tucker· 1 shared A. Stuart· 1 shared C. Smith· 1 shared D. Adelson· 1 shared

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AMHY and sex determination in egg-laying mammals

L. Shearwin-Whyatt, J. Fenelon, H. Yu, A. Major, Z. Qu, Y. Zhou, K. Shearwin, J. Galbraith, A. Stuart, D. Adelson, G. Zhang, M. Pyne, S. Johnston, C. Smith, M. B. Renfree, F. Grützner

This study identifies AMHY as the primary male sex determination gene in monotremes by analyzing its expression and function during sexual differentiation.

Genome Biology · May 27, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

The extension of mammalian pregnancy required taming inflammation; independent evolution of extended placentation in the tammar wallaby

J. S. Dudley, M. B. Renfree, G. P. Wagner, O. W. Griffith

This paper shows that moderation of inflammation after embryo attachment allows extended placentation in mammals, with evidence from tammar wallabies.

bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Getting out of a mammalian egg: the egg tooth and caruncle of the echidna

J. C. Fenelon, A. Bennetts, N. Anthwal, M. Pyne, S. D. Johnston, A. R. Evans, A. S. Tucker, M. B. Renfree

The paper examines the development of the echidna's egg tooth and caruncle using micro-CT, histology, and immunofluorescence, revealing similarities between monotreme and reptilian teeth.

bioRxiv · Oct 12, 2021Evolutionary Biology