Sox family involving in embryonic development is highly conserved, which has importance in sex determination, tissues and organs formation and differentiation combined with function maintenance. 作为参与胚胎发育重要的基因家族,Sox家族在系统进化上具有高度的保守性,在胚胎发育、性别决定、组织器官的形成与分化及其功能的维持等方面都发挥重要的作用。