Table 4 Summary of sex determination (SD) genes described in flatfish
Species (Common names) | Gene name (Abbreviation) | Physiological actions in reproduction fish | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Greenland Halibut) | SRY-Box Transcription Factor 2 (sox2) | role in sex determination and differentiation | Ferchaud et al., 2021 [103] |
Solea senegalensis (Senegalese sole) | Follicle stimulating hormone receptor (fshr) | role in folliculogenesis | De la Herrán et al., 2023 [104] |
Hippoglossus stenolepis (Pacific Halibut) | bone morpho—genetic protein receptor type-1B (bmpr1ba) | potential candidate for master sex‐determining | Jasonowicz et al., 2021 [99] |
Paralichthys olivaceus (Japanese flounder) | Forkhead box L2 (foxl2) | role in ovarian differentiation | Shu et al., 2021 [105] |
A male-specific duplication of anti-Müllerian hormone (amhy) | role in sex determination and differentiation | Hattori et al., 2021 [108] | |
Doublesex and mab-3 related transcription factor 1 (dmrt1) | roles in sex determination and neural development | Shu et al., 2021 [105] | |
Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Atlantic Halibut) | Gonadal soma-derived factor (gsdf) | role in testicular differentiation |