Tag Archive for 'Medaka'

Female medaka lacking foxl3 genes shows standard female body shape. In the ovaries of foxl3 mutant female medaka, a large number of sperm and a small number of eggs are formed. Image credit: National Institute for Basic Biology.

Scientists Identify Gene that Determines Germ Cell Fate

Jun 12, 2015 by News Staff

A new study, led by Prof Minoru Tanaka of the National Institute for Basic Biology in Okazaki, Japan, shows that the foxl3 gene, which is expressed in...