SOX9 expression in canine embryonic gonads was measured by RNA-seq.
(A) At d37-39, SOX9 expression was significantly greater in XX DSD gonads at risk (filled triangles) compared to XX age-matched control gonads (open triangles), but <2 fold and primarily due to one sample (C3512). Each open circle represents RNA from one embryonic gonad pair, except for d34, which represents RNA from a gonad pool. Differential expression was statistically tested for XX DSD gonads compared to XX age-matched controls at d37-39 and d42-44 (** p-value ≤ 0.00005). (B) At all ages tested, SOX9 expression in XY littermate (filled inverted triangles) and XY age-matched control gonads (open inverted triangles) was much greater than in XX DSD gonads at risk (filled triangles) and XX age-matched controls (open triangles). Each open circle represents RNA from one embryonic gonad pair, except for d34, which represents RNA from a gonad pool. FPKM is Fragments Per Kilobase of transcript per Million mapped reads.