Sexingorgender identification[1] is the process of determining the sex of an individual animal. Through sexing, biologists and agricultural workers determine the sexoflivestock and other animals they work with. The specialized trade of chicken sexing has a particular importance in the poultry industry.
Molecular sexing is a set of techniques that use DNA for determining sex in wild or domestic species[4] (population studies, farming, genetics) or humans (archaeology, forensic medicine[5]). Markers commonly used include amelogenin, SRY and ZFX/ZFY. Various techniques have been developed using simple polymerase chain reaction product size dimorphism, presence/absence, restriction dimorphism, or even sequencing.
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