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Equally important, other studies have shown that loss-of-function and naturally occurring mutations in BMP ligands and receptors are associated with dysregulation of folliculogenesis and ovulation [ 14 15 16 17 18 19 ] . Of particular interest is the finding that ewes having a mutation in the bmp15 gene in both alleles are infertile whereas the heterozygotes are superfertile [ 16 ] . Thus, the bmp15 gene can control ovulation quota through a dosage-sensitive mechanism.
In theory, tab mutants could act downstream of or parallel to CDC15, and could be either loss-of-function mutations in genes that inhibit exit from mitosis or gain-of-function mutations in genes that promote exit from mitosis.
They also showed that only about 40% of the genes had similar loss-of-function phenotypes in both cell lines.
Furthermore, if ASW were simply a loss-of-function allele, given the paucity of genes on the W chromosome, sex-chromosome theory [ 4] suggests that such a gene would be lost.
Prior reports of sex differences in COMT expression in humans [ 77 ] as well as effects of gender on behavior in COMT loss-of-function mouse models [ 78 ] and reports of preferential transmission of the low activity Methionine alleles in females with OCD [ 79 ] suggested that gender could interact with ANT performance.