Ovary development gene identified in mice
A new driver of ovarian development, contributing to sex-specific organ differences, has been identified...
One of the two chromosomes (X and Y) that determine the sex of an individual.
by Jake Knox
A new driver of ovarian development, contributing to sex-specific organ differences, has been identified...
Two publications about Y chromosome sequencing have contributed to the completion of the reference genome available to researchers, in a way that could improve understanding of male health and fertility...
by Ahmed Amer
Ahmed Amer reviews a tale of male infertility, diagnosis and IVF success...
Sertoli cells, which are crucial to sperm formation, have been recreated in the lab using pluripotent stem cells, to help study the earliest stages of sex determination...
A new genetic mechanism for determining sex has been discovered in spiny rats, shedding light on the evolution and degeneration of the Y chromosome...
Genetically near-identical male and female induced pluripotent stem cells have been derived from the same person for the first time...
Non-invasive prenatal testing to detect chromosomal abnormalities in twin pregnancies is not as accurate as in singleton pregnancies...
Scientists have found a section of non-coding DNA that determines what genitals mice develop...
Scientists have identified a new gene for ovarian cancer risk that may be passed down from fathers to their daughters...
Current prenatal chromosome screening tests could miss rare chromosomal abnormalities and lead to inaccurate results...
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