Y chromosome
sex chromosome in the XY sex-determination system
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The Y chromosome is a sex chromosome that, along with the X chromosome, determines whether a person is male or female in the XY sex-determination system. It matters because it carries genetic instructions that direct the development of male characteristics during fetal development.
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Research
18,451 papers- Y chromosome functions in mammalian spermatogenesis.eLife · 2021
- Clinical implications of Y chromosome microdeletions among infertile men.Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism · 2020
- From AI to the Y chromosome (and everything in between).Nature biotechnology · 2023
- Sequencing the Y Chromosome.American journal of medical genetics. Part A · 2023
- Y chromosome and male infertility.Reviews of reproduction · 1999
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Article
The Y chromosome is one of two sex chromosomes in therian mammals and other organisms. Along with the X chromosome, it is part of the XY sex-determination system, in which the Y is used for sex-determining as the presence of the Y chromosome typically causes offspring produced in sexual reproduction to develop phenotypically male. In mammals, the Y chromosome contains the SRY gene, which usually triggers the differentiation of male gonads. The Y chromosome is typically only passed from male parents to male offspring.
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