Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including fertilization; male genitalia morphogenesis; and meiotic nuclear division. Located in lateral element. Is expressed in meiotic germ cell of ovary; oocyte; primary oocyte; and spermatocyte. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in spermatogenic failure 1. Orthologous to human SYCP2 (synaptonemal complex protein 2).