Involved in meiotic gene conversion and reciprocal meiotic recombination. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including fertilization; male gonad development; and meiotic chromosome segregation. Located in central element. Colocalizes with synaptonemal complex. Is expressed in oocyte. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in X-linked spermatogenic failure 2. Orthologous to human TEX11 (testis expressed 11). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]