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Effects of Y-chromosome variants on the male behaviour of the mouse Mus musculus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

A. D. Stewart ,
Aubrey Manning  and
Jennifer Batty
A. D. Stewart
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, and Department of Zoology, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT
Aubrey Manning
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, and Department of Zoology, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT
Jennifer Batty
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, and Department of Zoology, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT
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A study of crosses between CBA/FaCam and C57B1/6Fa mice revealed an effect of the origin of the Y-chromosome on testis weight and aggressive behaviour, but failed to reveal any effect on sexual behaviour and androgen metabolism. There is therefore no evidence that androgens mediate the Y-linked variation in aggressive behaviour and testis weight. On behavioural grounds, it is difficult to compare measures of sexual and aggressive behaviour, but it appears from these results that there are major genetic components on the Y-chromosome controlling the development of sexual and aggressive behaviour which are distinct.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , June 1980 , pp. 261 - 268
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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