Sexually dimorphic gene expression responses of bovine embryos to the maternal microenvironment on day 13 of gestation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Various studies have highlighted significant differences in developmental kinetics and sensitivity to developmental conditions between male and female bovine embryos. These differences are thought to be caused in part by the sexually dimorphic expression of genes located on the sex or autosomal chromosomes. However, little is known about the dimorphic gene expression patterns of bovine embryos at the initiation of elongation, which is one of the critical stages of development. Furthermore, to the best of our knowledge, there is little or no data available on the sexually dimorphic gene expression patterns in bovine embryos in relation to maternal environmental conditions during the initiation of elongation. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate t

SUBMITTER: Salilew-Wondim D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11998263 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature