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First Sex Chromosome Gene Connected to Meiosis Male Sterility

Just having a XY sex chromosome formula won't make you a man. Nor the XX formula makes you a woman. Increasing evidence shows that human sex is not caused by sex chromosomes, but by genes placed on those chromosomes. Over 50 genes involved in sex expression have been found so far. 7 operate in the brain even before the gonads are formed. Now add a new one: a team at the University of Pennsylvania has detected a gene, TEX11, on the X chromosome, which, when mutated, turns the males sterile a... Read »
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