About the Authors
- Regina Kropatsch
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* E-mail: regina.kropatsch@rub.de
Affiliation Human Genetics, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
- Gabriele Dekomien
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Affiliation Human Genetics, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
- Denis A. Akkad
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Affiliation Human Genetics, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
- Wanda M. Gerding
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Affiliation Human Genetics, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
- Elisabeth Petrasch-Parwez
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Affiliation Neuroanatomy and Molecular Brain Research, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
- Neil D. Young
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Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Science, the University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Janine Altmüller
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Affiliation Cologne Center for Genomics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Peter Nürnberg
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Affiliation Cologne Center for Genomics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Robin B. Gasser
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Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Science, the University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Jörg T. Epplen
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Affiliation Human Genetics, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JTE. Performed the experiments: JA PN NDY RK GD DAA WMG. Analyzed the data: RK GD DAA WMG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JTE. Wrote the manuscript: RK GD JTE RBG. Bagged the intersex deer, recovered tissues and blood samples from control specimen: JTE. Roe deer genome sequencing: JA PN. Genomic assembly: NDY. Sanger sequencing and PCR analyses: RK GD DAA WMG. Wrote the manuscript, with critical inputs from DAA, NDY and other co-authors: RK GD JTE RBG. Provided illustration of the intersex roe deer: EPP. Managed the project: JTE.