Effects of Y-chromosome variants on the male behaviour of the mouse Mus musculus
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Genetics Research
- Vol. 35 (3) , 261-268
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016672300014129
Abstract
SUMMARY: 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.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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